- Epidemiology of Parkinson’s Disease: An Overview
Open Access
- 9 October 2012
- book chapter
- Published by Taylor & Francis
Abstract
This chapter will provide a brief overview of the epidemiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD). The primary focus will be a review of descriptive epidemiological ndings and a discussion of how these patterns might help us understand the causes of disease. The last section will summarize risk factors that will be covered in greater detail in later chapters.Keywords
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