Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Developing Dementia in the Elderly: The Contribution of Prospective Studies

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Letenneur, Luc ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Alcohol Drinking; Alzheimer Disease; Dementia

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; WINE;

EID: 34247526439     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.01.010     Document Type: Article

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