Objective: To determine the incidence of parkinsonism and PD in the Italian elderly, and to
explore the relation with age and gender. Methods: In eight Italian municipalities, a …

Background: A two-phase investigation method (screening followed by detailed
examination) is the most accurate epidemiologic approach to estimate the epidemiology of …

Objective: To investigate the incidence of parkinsonism and Parkinson disease (PD) in the
general population using in-person screening along with clinical data. Methods: In the …

We assessed the prevalence of Parkinson's disease (PD) in a general elderly population in
the Netherlands. The study formed part of the Rotterdam Study, a population-based door-to …

Importance Changes over time in the incidence of parkinsonism and Parkinson disease
(PD) remain uncertain. Objective To investigate secular trends (period effects) and birth …

Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder.
Epidemiological studies on the incidence of PD are important to better understand the risk …

Objective: Limited information is available on the frequency and distribution of parkinsonism
as a syndrome. We studied the incidence of parkinsonism and its specific types among …

We determined age-specific and age-adjusted incidence rates and mortality rates of
idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) in a cohort of men followed for 29 years. Since …

The results of seven population-based studies were examined separately and pooled to
obtain age-and sex-specific estimates of the prevalence of PD. An in-person screening …

We investigated trends in the incidence of parkinsonism and Parkinson disease (PD) by
comparing data from the first 2 subcohorts of the Rotterdam Study, a prospective, population …