Geospatial analysis of individual-based Parkinson's disease data supports a link with air pollution: a case-control study

The etiology of Parkinson ’s disease (PD) remains unknown. To approach the issue of PD’s risk factors from a new perspective, we hypothesized that coupling the geographic distribution of PD with spatial statistics may provide new insights into environmental epidemiology research. The aim of this case-control study was to examine the spatial dependence of PD prevalence in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland (population=474,211).
Source: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research