Socioeconomic and occupational groups and Parkinson's disease: A nationwide study based on hospitalizations in Sweden

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 235-241

  Li, Xinjun ^a   Sundquist, Jan ^a   Sundquist, Kristina ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Follow up study; Occupation; Socioeconomic status; Standardized incidence ratios

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; PARKINSON DISEASE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN;

EID: 58249131479     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-008-0327-z     Document Type: Article

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