Aluminum concentrations in drinking water and risk of Alzheimer's disease

Epidemiology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 281-286

  Martyn, Christopher N ^a   Coggon, David N ^a   Inskip, Hazel ^a   Lacey, Robert F ^b   Young, Wendy F ^b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Water Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aluminum; Alzheimer's disease; case control study; dementia; silicon

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DRINKING WATER; SILICON;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0030895548     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199705000-00009     Document Type: Article

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