Relation between aluminum concentrations in drinking water and Alzheimer's disease: An 8-year follow-up study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-66

  Rondeau, Virginie ^a   Commenges, Daniel ^a   Jacqmin Gadda, Hélène ^a   Dartigues, Jean François ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Drinking water; Silica

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DRINKING WATER; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ALUMINUM; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DRINKING WATER; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FRANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK FACTOR; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

AGED; ALUMINUM; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

FRANCE;

EID: 0034234014     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/152.1.59     Document Type: Article

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