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Pesticides and Parkinson's disease--is there a link?
Environmental health perspectives - 1 Feb 2006
Brown Terry P, Rumsby Paul C, Capleton Alexander C, Rushton Lesley, Levy Leonard S
Abstract excerpt
Parkinson's disease (PD) is an idiopathic disease of the nervous system characterized by progressive tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability. It has been postulated that exogenous toxicants, including pesticides, might be involved in the etiology of PD. In this article we present a comprehensive review of the published epidemiologic and toxicologic literature and critically evaluate whether a...
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