New method for measuring Parkinson's disease prevalence reveals sharp increase in Israel

Friday, June 10, 2011 - 08:30 in Health & Medicine

In a new study, Israeli researchers report that by tracking pharmacy purchases of anti-Parkinson drugs they could estimate the number of Parkinson's disease (PD) cases in a large population. The study identified a sharp rise in PD prevalence from 170/100,000 in 2000 to 256/100,000 in 2007 in Israel, which warrants further investigation.

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