A case-control study of Alzheimer's disease and aluminium occupation

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 168, Issue FEB., 1996, Pages 244-249

  Salib, Emad ^a,c   Hillier, Valerie ^b  

^a Winwick Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0030027558     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.168.2.244     Document Type: Article

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