Cardiovascular mortality and calcium and magnesium in drinking water: An ecological study in elderly people

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 305-309

  Marque, Sébastien ^a   Jacqmin Gadda, Hélène ^a   Dartigues, Jean Francois ^a   Commenges, Daniel ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Calcium; Cardiovascular mortality; Drinking water; Elderly; Magnesium; Poisson regression

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DRINKING WATER; MAGNESIUM;

AGE; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DATA ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENDER; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH;

AGED; CALCIUM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; MALE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0037908683     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023618728056     Document Type: Article

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