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SUBMITTER: Hong CT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4944159 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hong Chien Tai CT Huang Yao Hsien YH Liu Hung Yi HY Chiou Hung-Yi HY Chan Lung L Chien Li-Nien LN
Scientific reports 20160714
Anemia and low hemoglobin have been identified to increase Parkinson's disease (PD) risk. This population-based cohort study investigated PD risk in newly diagnosed anemic patients by using data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. All newly diagnosed anemic patients (n = 86,334) without a history of stroke, neurodegenerative diseases, traumatic brain injury, major operations, or blood loss diseases were enrolled. A cohort of nonanemic controls, 1:1 matched with anemic pa ...[more]