Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 111, Issue 10 , Pages 812-815 , December 2009

Prevalence of Parkinson's disease in Northern Jordan

  • Ali Alrefai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroscience, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: PO Box 3030, Irbid Jordan 22110. Fax: +962 27200621.
    • ,
  • Majed Habahbih

      Affiliations

    • King Hussein Medical Center, Amman, Jordan
    • ,
  • Mohammad Alkhawajah

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroscience, King Abdullah University Hospital, Jordan
    • ,
  • Mohammad Darwish

      Affiliations

    • Princess Basma Hospital, Irbid, Jordan
    • ,
  • Waleed Batayha

      Affiliations

    • Princess Basma Hospital, Irbid, Jordan
    • ,
  • Yousef Khader

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
    • ,
  • Khalid El-Salem

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroscience, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan

Received 15 October 2008 ,Revised 10 August 2009 ,Accepted 11 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.08.010

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