Delayed Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis among African-Americans: The Role of Reporting of Disability | Zendy

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Delayed Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis among African-Americans: The Role of Reporting of Disability

Author(s) -

Nabila Dahodwala,

Jason Karlawish,

Andrew Siderowf,

John E. Duda,

David S. Mandell

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

neuroepidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.217

H-Index - 87

eISSN - 1423-0208

pISSN - 0251-5350

DOI - 10.1159/000324935

Subject(s) - medicine , veterans affairs , disease , logistic regression , gerontology , african american , medical record , demography , multivariate analysis , ethnology , sociology , history

Racial differences in the observed prevalence of Parkinson's disease (PD) may be due to delayed diagnosis among African-Americans. We sought to compare the stage at which African-American and white PD patients present for healthcare, and determine whether perception of disability accounts for racial differences.

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