The burden of Parkinson’s disease in the Middle East and North Africa region, 1990–2019: results from the global burden of disease study 2019

Abstract Background Parkinson’s disease (PD) remains a common disabling progressive neurodegenerative disorder. We aimed to report the prevalence, death and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) attributable to PD in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and its 21 countries by age, sex an...

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Published in:	BMC Public Health
Main Authors:	Saeid Safiri, Maryam Noori, Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi, Seyed Ehsan Mousavi, Mark J. M. Sullman, Mostafa Araj-Khodaei, Kuljit Singh, Ali-Asghar Kolahi, Kurosh Gharagozli
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-01-01
Subjects:	Parkinson’s disease Middle East and North Africa Epidemiology Mortality Disability-adjusted life-years
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15018-x