Parkinson's disease: Prevalence, diagnosis and impact

Health Reports

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 10-14

  Wong, Suzy L ^a   Gilmour, Heather ^a   Ramage Morin, Pamela L ^a  

^a Health Analysis Division   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Limitation of activity; Neurological disease; Self care

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME FACTOR; TIME TO TREATMENT; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT;

EID: 84913540258     PISSN: 08406529     EISSN: 12091367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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