Spatial distribution of Parkinson's disease mortality in Spain, 1989-1998, as a guide for focused aetiological research or health-care intervention

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ID15368381
AuthorsJesús de Pedro-Cuesta (Biomedical Research Networking Center on Neurodegenerative Diseases, corresponding author), Eduard Rodrı́guez-Farré (0000-0001-9305-3168, Instituto de Salud Carlos III), Eduard Rodríguez-Farré, G Ĺopez-Abente (0000-0003-2423-8075, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública)
Year2009
Volume9
Issue1
Pages445-445
Publication date2009-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/1471-2458-9-445
PMID19954536
PMCIDPMC2796665
OpenAlexW2070018303
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited52

Municipal PD mortality in Spain was unevenly distributed. Patterns were roughly similar to reported provincial PD mortality and use of levodopa. While the overall pattern appears to result from spatially selective PD undiagnosis, and can not be ascribed to industrial emissions, it can not be excluded that selected "hot spots" reflect genetic factors and/or environmental exposures inducing parkinsonism. A few municipal populations, located in low-mortality-risk areas in the vicinity of polluting plants or registering high excess PD mortality, might constitute a priority for conducting direct etiological studies. Additionally, interventions aimed to reduce potential PD undiagnosis might be most appropriate in the South

Biostatistics · Disease · Environmental health · Etiology · Family medicine · Health care · Intervention (counseling · Pathology · Psychiatry · Public health · Medicine · Nursing · Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments · Epidemiology · Gerontology

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