Evaluating epidemiologic associations between occupational whole body vibration and Parkinson's disease

Parkinson’s disease is a chronic degenerative illness, the ultimate causes of which remain largely unknown. This thesis aims to test a new etiological hypothesis: that whole body vibration exposure may be associated with Parkinson’s disease. The thesis comprises three studies relevant to a test of t...

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Main Author: Harris, Margaret Anne
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30483