Abstract
Environmental risk factors were examined using univariate and multivariate unconditional logistic regression models in 89 nondemented patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and 188 control subjects in a multiethnic urban community. Rural living, area farming, and drinking well water were associated with PD only in African-Americans. In Hispanics, area farming was protective, whereas drinking unfiltered water was a risk factor for PD. Consideration of ethnic and cultural origin may add to the epidemiologic study of PD.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 279-281 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Neurology |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology