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Parkinson’s disease - resources

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Resources - Parkinson's disease

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The following are good resources on Parkinson's disease:

American Parkinson Disease Association
1250 Hylan Boulevard, Suite 4B
Staten Island, NY 10305-1946
(718) 981-8001
(800) 233-APDA(2732)
http://www.apdaparkinson.comwww.apdaparkinson.com

National Parkinson Foundation (NPF)
1501 NW 9th Avenue
Bob Hope Research Center
Miami, FL 33136-1494
(305) 547-6666
(800) 327-4545
http://www.parkinson.orgwww.parkinson.org

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
840 Third Street
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
(800) 708-7644
http://www.michaeljfox.comwww.michaeljfox.com

Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Inc.
710 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032-9982
(212) 923-4700
(800) 457-6676
http://www.parkinsons-foundation.org/www.parkinsons-foundation.org

Additional resources can be found through local libraries, your healthcare provider and the yellow pages under "social service organizations".


Review Date: 6/26/2001
Reviewed By: Victoria Kennedy, R.N., adam.com editorial
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