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Dear Simon, The National Parkinson Foundation publishes a vast array of educational literature about Parkinson's disease. I will be happy to mail you an information packet if you e-mail me with your address. Best Regards, Melinda Brown Director of Public Relations, NPF [log in to unmask] At 04:58 AM 7/14/97 -0400, you wrote: >Hi there > >My name is Simone and I am a 2nd year medical student at the >University of Newcastle, Australia. I am studying the particular >needs of patients with Parkinson's disease and would like to be able >to obtain the view point of people with the disease, care givers, >health professionals, relatives etc etc. Below is a list of >questions that I am interested in answering. I would appreciate if >you could spare ten minutes of your time to answer then and discuss >any other issues you feel would be relevant to myunderstanding. > >Thank you > >Simone > >Questions >1. What are the main problems as identified by the sufferers of >Parkinson's disease? What do they most often ask for, complain of, >or request help with? > > >2. In what areas does a person with Parkinson's have more of a >problem than other people their age? What services are needed to >deal with these problems? Are they adequate? > >3. What health services do patients with Parkinson's disease utilise >significantly? > >4. Identify the three health related problems for sufferers of >Parkinson's Disease, which you feel are most in need of action. > >