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 …

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

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 …

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 …

OBJECTIVES: To assess and compare the prevalence of parkinsonism and Parkinson's
disease in five European populations that were surveyed with similar methodology and …

There have been few high quality incidence studies of Parkinson's disease (PD). We
measured age-, gender-and socioeconomic-specific incidence rates for parkinsonism and …

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

Importance Early features of Parkinson disease (PD) have been described through
population-based studies that overrepresent White, affluent groups and may not be …