Pesticides and Parkinson’s Disease—Is There a Link?
- 1 February 2006
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Environmental Health Perspectives in Environmental Health Perspectives
- Vol. 114 (2), 156-164
- https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.8095
Abstract
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 ...Keywords
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