Prevalence of parkinsonism and Parkinson disease in urban and rural populations from Latin America: A community based study

• Main Authors: Jorge J Llibre-Guerra (Author), Matthew Prina (Author), Ana Luisa Sosa (Author), Daisy Acosta (Author), Ivonne Z. Jimenez-Velazquez (Author), Mariella Guerra (Author), Aquiles Salas (Author), Juan C Llibre-Guerra (Author), Adolfo Valvuerdi (Author), Geeske Peeters (Author), Ellen Ziegemeier (Author), Isaac Acosta (Author), Caroline Tanner (Author), Jorge Juncos (Author), Juan J. Llibre Rodriguez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Age and gender specific prevalence rates for parkinsonism and Parkinson's disease (PD) are important to guide research, clinical practice, and public health planning; however, prevalence estimates in Latin America (LatAm) are limited. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of...