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Direct medical costs of Parkinson’s disease are more than double costs of those without the disease by 5 years after diagnosis.
Leibson, Cynthia L., Kirsten Hall Long, Demetrius M. Maraganore, James H. Bower, Jeanine E. Ransom, Peter C. Oâ??Brien, and Walter A. Rocca. Direct Medical Costs Associated with Parkinsonâ??s Disease: A population-based study. Movement Disorders. 2006; 21(11): 1864-71. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16977632