Aluminum and silica in drinking water and the risk of Alzheimer's disease or cognitive decline: Findings from 15-year follow-up of the PAQUID cohort

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 489-496

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

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Alzheimer disease; Cognition; Dementia; Silicon dioxide; Water; Water supply

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DRINKING WATER; SILICON DIOXIDE; TAP WATER;

ALUMINUM; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DRINKING WATER; ELDERLY POPULATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SILICA; SILICON; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 60149098848     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn348     Document Type: Article

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