Antihypertensive agents and risk of Parkinson's disease: a nationwide cohort study.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Hypertension has been associated with Parkinson's disease (PD), but data on antihypertensive drugs and PD are inconclusive. We aim to evaluate antihypertensive drugs for an association with PD in hypertensive patients. METHODS: Hypertensive patients who were free of PD,...

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Main Authors: Yen-Chieh Lee, Chin-Hsien Lin, Ruey-Meei Wu, Jou-Wei Lin, Chia-Hsuin Chang, Mei-Shu Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4049613?pdf=render