Alzheimer's disease: Preliminary study of spatial distribution at birth place

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 871-878

  Jean, H ^a,b   Emard, J F ^a   Thouez, J P ^b   Houde, L ^a   Robitaille, Y ^a   Mathieu, J ^c   Boily, C ^c   Daoud, N ^c   Beaudry, M ^c   Cholette, A ^c   Bouchard, R ^d   Veilleux, F ^c   Gauvreau, D ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CHICOUTIMI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Birth place; Environmental risk factors; Kinship structure; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME; URBAN AREA;

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE; BIRTH PLACE; KINSHIP STRUCTURE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

CANADA, QUEBEC;

EID: 0029669701     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(95)00185-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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