Does vagotomy reduce the risk of Parkinson's disease?

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1011-1012

  Tysnes, Ole Bjørn ^a,e   Kenborg, Line ^b   Herlofson, Karen ^c   Steding Jessen, Marianne ^b   Horn, Arild ^a   Olsen, Jørgen H ^b   Reichmann, Heinz ^d  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^c Sørlandet Hospital   (Norway)

^d DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAROE ISLANDS; FOLLOW UP; GREENLAND; HUMAN; LETTER; PARKINSON DISEASE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; TRUNCUS VAGOTOMY; VAGUS NERVE; FEMALE; MALE; TRENDS; VAGOTOMY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; VAGOTOMY;

EID: 84954415729     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: 15318249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.24531     Document Type: Letter

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