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SUBMITTER: Ton TG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3923620 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ton Thanh G N TG Biggs Mary Lou ML Comer Diane D Curtis Lesley L Hu Shu-Ching SC Thacker Evan L EL Searles Nielsen Susan S Delaney Joseph A JA Landsittel Douglas D Longstreth William T WT Checkoway Harvey H Jain Samay S
Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety 20131213 2
<h4>Purpose</h4>We sought to improve a previous algorithm to ascertain Parkinson's disease (PD) in the Cardiovascular Health Study by incorporating additional data from Medicare outpatient claims. We compared our results to the previous algorithm in terms of baseline prevalence and incidence of PD, as well as associations with baseline smoking characteristics.<h4>Methods</h4>Our original case ascertainment used self-reported diagnosis, antiparkinsonian medication, and hospitalization discharge I ...[more]