title: From the moment of diagnosis.
abstract: The population is living longer today, and with old age comes frailty and more long-term neurological illnesses. Parkinson's disease will become more common, and to support community care better, funds will need to be shifted to this sector. There are a number of Parkinson's disease societies in Europe, and a working group on this disease will be meeting in Geneva in May 1998. This is therefore a time for closer collaboration with many organisations, which will result in increased awareness and thereby an improvement in quality of life.
authors.affiliation: European Parkinson's Disease Association, London, UK.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends; D012955:Societies, Medical