Table 2 Inclusion/exclusion criteria for literature review during title and abstract screening

From: Race and ethnicity matter! Moving Parkinson’s risk research towards diversity and inclusiveness

Description

Inclusion/exclusion

Articles describing risk factors/incidence/prevalence /diagnosis/epidemiology of PD

Included

Articles describing risk/diagnosis/epidemiology of another disease/condition with a PD diagnosis (ie. not relevant to research questions) – (wrong outcome)

Excluded

Articles describing risk/diagnosis/epidemiology of only Parkinsonism or other Lewy Body Diseases, without Parkinson’s Disease (wrong outcome)

Excluded

Systematic Reviews + Meta-analysis + Retracted articles at revision time + Study Protocols + Editorials (wrong study type)

Excluded