Beliefs, knowledge and attitudes towards Parkinson's disease among a Xhosa speaking black population in South Africa : a cross-sectional study
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2017-08
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Elsevier
Abstract
PD is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia and postural instability [1]. It is classically defined as a motor disorder, however there are a range of non- motor symptoms that occur with advancing age and disease severity[2].
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The original publication is available at https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/parkinsonism-and-related-disorders
CITATION: Mokaya, J., Gray, W.K. & Carr, J. 2017. Beliefs, knowledge and attitudes towards Parkinson's disease among a Xhosa speaking black population in South Africa: A cross-sectional study, Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 41:51-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2017.05.009.
CITATION: Mokaya, J., Gray, W.K. & Carr, J. 2017. Beliefs, knowledge and attitudes towards Parkinson's disease among a Xhosa speaking black population in South Africa: A cross-sectional study, Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 41:51-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2017.05.009.
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Parkinson’s disease -- Attitudes -- Xhosa (African people), Movement disorders -- Xhosa (African people), Symptomatic Parkinson's disease -- Xhosa (African people)
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Mokaya, J., Gray, W.K. & Carr, J. 2017. Beliefs, knowledge and attitudes towards Parkinson's disease among a Xhosa speaking black population in South Africa: A cross-sectional study, Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 41:51-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2017.05.009.