Prevalence of Parkinson's disease: a door-to-door survey in rural Bolivia.

نویسندگان

  • A Nicoletti
  • V Sofia
  • A Bartoloni
  • F Bartalesi
  • H Gamboa Barahon
  • S Giuffrida
  • A Reggio
چکیده

A door-to-door survey was carried out in rural areas of the Cordillera Province, Bolivia, to determine the prevalence of Parkinson's diseases (PD) in a sample of 9955 subjects. We found five cases of PD on prevalence day, November 1, 1994. The crude prevalence was 50.2/100,000 (95% CI 18.5-124.5) and 286/100,000 (95% CI 28-543) in subjects aged 40 years or more. Our prevalence is close to rates found in other in developing countries.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Parkinsonism & related disorders

دوره 10 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2003