Did I miss the results or was Brian totally overwhelmed by the data

DaveSA

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From: Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, April 17, 1999 3:05 AM
Subject: Sorting out the Agonists- 2


> It is now 24 hours since I posted my intention to carry out this survey
> and I have so far received 44 entries.  That is a very good first
response,
> and we seem to have recruited most of the regular contributors.  But what
> about you lurkers out there? There are around 1800 people on our list
aren't
> there?  Bearing in mind that maybe only 60% of you may be using Dopamine
> Agonists, that means there are 1080 potential contributors to this survey.
> Now,  I don't want to seem pushy, so I'll settle for just 1000 replies.
Come
> on folks, this is your chance to participate in a very interesting study
> ( I don't know at this point just what I am going to do but whatever it
is,
> a load of data is going to help.)  Some of you have offered to get some
more
> entries from their local self-help groups; that would be excellent. I will
> hold the files open for more entries, and issue a few reminders until you
> weaken and send in your entry. The questions are listed below to remind
you.
> If you prefer, e-mail them directly to me - we don't want to flood the
list
> with too much volume
>
> By the way, in respose to question 8, 'Yes' is not the answer that I am
> looking for - A number of milligrams would be helpful!
>
> 1/ Which Dopamine Agonist are you taking?
>
> 2/ When did you start taking it?
>
> 3/ When were you diagnosed as having PD?
>
> 4/ What was your age when diagnosed?
>
> 5/ When do you believe (with hindsight) that you experienced first
symptoms?
>
> 6/ What is your present daily intake of levodopa? (Sinemet, Madopar)
>
> 7/ What is your present daily intake of Dopamine Agonist?
>
> 8/ Has your neurologist advised you of the max. safe dose for your
agonist?
>
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> Brian Collins  <[log in to unmask]>