Open AccessThe Queensland Parkinson’s Project: An Overview of 20 Years of Mortality from Parkinson’s Disease
Author(s) -
Peter C. Poortvliet,
Alexander Gluch,
Peter A. Silburn,
George D. Mellick
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2093-4939
pISSN - 2005-940X
DOI - 10.14802/jmd.20034
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , hazard ratio , proportional hazards model , confidence interval , cohort , population , demography , family history , parkinson's disease , cohort study , life expectancy , risk factor , disease , pediatrics , environmental health , macroeconomics , sociology , economics
The consensus is that life expectancy for individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) is reduced, but estimations vary. We aimed to provide an overview of 20 years of mortality and risk factor data from the Queensland Parkinson's Project.