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Use of antiparkinsonian drugs in the Umbria Region

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Discussion of differences between recommended guidelines and clinical practice is very useful in medicine. The use of a computerized database of all prescriptions of antiparkinsonian drugs enabled us to perform an epidemiological population-based study with low cost and in a relatively short time. We have identified 2 827 parkinsonian patients in November 2000 and estimate the number of patients taking dopaminoagonists aged >75 years, antidepressive drugs, and atypical neuroleptics.

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  1. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, Rome, Italy

    N. Vanacore, C. Bianchi & R. Da Cas

  2. Assessorato Regionale alla Sanità, Umbria Region, Perugia, Italy

    M. Rossi

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Vanacore, N., Bianchi, C., Da Cas, R. et al. Use of antiparkinsonian drugs in the Umbria Region. Neurol Sci 24, 221–222 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-003-0140-0

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