## Abstract Smoking was examined in relation to Parkinson's disease (PD) in a population‐based study in northern Manhattan (New York City) because of its putative “protective effect.” Using a case‐control design, information on smoking and associated behaviors was obtained in structured interviews
Parkinson's disease, smoking and family history
✍ Scribed by Alexis Elbaz; José Maria Manubens-Bertran; Marzia Baldereschi; Monique M.B. Breteler; Francesco Grigoletto; Secundino Lopez-Pousa; Jean-François Dartigues; Annik Alpérovitch; Walter A. Rocca; Christophe Tzourio; for the EUROPARKINSON Study Group
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 125 KB
- Volume
- 247
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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