Spatial test for agricultural pesticide "blow-in" effect on prevalence of Parkinson's disease.
The current study used Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA) clinical records, State of California pesticide application records, spatial maps of distribution of Parkinson's disease patients, and pesticide applications to determine if there was evidence for "blow-in" of pesticides as a factor in explaining the prevalence of Central Valley Parkinson's disease. The results did not support the hypothesis of increasing prevalence of Parkinsonism attributable to wind drift.
Yesavage
J A
JA
Sierra-Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. yesavage@stanford.edu
Sheikh
J
J
Noda
A
A
Murphy
G
G
O'Hara
R
R
Hierholzer
R
R
Battista
M
M
Ashford
J W
JW
Schneider
B
B
Hoblyn
J
J
Kraemer
H C
HC
Tinklenberg
J
J
D000383:Agriculture; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity*; D002140:California; D015984:Causality; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D020734:Parkinsonian Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity*; D012306:Risk; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D019371:Topography, Medical; D014919:Wind
D000393:Air Pollutants; D010575:Pesticides