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Neuroepidemiology of Parkinson’s Disease: Environmental Influences

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Part of the book series: Advances in Research on Neurodegeneration ((ARN,volume 2))

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Descriptive epidemiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD), by providing a profile of the disease, should be useful in the etiological investigation of PD. Etiological hypotheses need to be consistent with known epidemiologic factors, and descriptive epidemiologic observations may generate a new hypothesis. Analytic epidemiology seeks to identify risk factors that could lead to clues for causal associations with the disease.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113, Japan

    Yoshikuni Mizuno

  2. Neurodegenerative Disorders Center, The University of British Columbia, Purdy Pavillion, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6T 1W5

    Donald B. Calne (Director) (Director)

  3. Health Sciences Center, The Vancouver Hospital, 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6T 1W5

    Donald B. Calne (Director) (Director)

  4. Clinical Research, Special Research Projects, Schering AG Berlin, Müllerstraße 170-178, D-1000, Berlin 65, Germany

    R. Horowski

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Koller, W.C. (1994). Neuroepidemiology of Parkinson’s Disease: Environmental Influences. In: Mizuno, Y., Calne, D.B., Horowski, R. (eds) Etiopathogenesis. Advances in Research on Neurodegeneration, vol 2. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-9203-3_4

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