To clarify the role of heredity and of some environment risk factors in the etiology of idiopathic Parkinson's disease, we performed a case-control study in two regions of southern Italy, Campania and Molise. We selected two controls for each parkinsonian patient, the patient's spouse and a sex- and
Environmental factors and Parkinson's disease: a case–control study in the Tuscany region of Italy
✍ Scribed by A. Nuti; R. Ceravolo; G. Dell'Agnello; G. Gambaccini; G. Bellini; L. Kiferle; C. Rossi; C. Logi; U. Bonuccelli
- Book ID
- 116819950
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 107 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1353-8020
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