Silica and aluminum in drinking water and cognitive impairment in the elderly

Epidemiology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 281-285

  Jacqmin Gadda, Hélène ^a   Commenges, Daniel ^a   Letenneur, Luc ^a   Dartigues, Jean François ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

aluminum; Alzheimer's disease; cognitive impairment; dementia; drinking water; elderly; silicon

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; SILICON DIOXIDE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRINKING; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0029924623     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199605000-00011     Document Type: Article

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