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In 2005, the total annual direct and indirect costs to the nation for Parkinson’s disease was projected to be at least $23 billion.
Huse D, Schulman K, Orsini L, Castelli-Haley J, et al. Burden of Illness in Parkinson’s Disease. Movement Disorders. 2005; 20(11): 1449-54. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16007641