A door-to-door survey of Parkinson's disease in a Chinese population in kinmen

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 66-71

  Wang, Shuu Jiun ^a,b   Fuh, Jong Ling ^a,b   Teng, Evelyn L ^d   Liu, Chia Yih ^e   Lin, Kon Ping ^a,b   Chen, Hsi Ming ^a,b   Lin, Cheng Huai ^a,b   Wang, Pei Ning ^a,b   Ting, Yen Chun ^a,b   Wang, Hsiao Chien ^a,b   Lin, Ker Neng ^a,b   Chou, Pesus ^c   Larson, Eric B ^f   Liu, Hsiu Chih ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Institute of Public Health   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 9044236529     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1996.00550010084020     Document Type: Article

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