Diet, alcohol consumption and cognitive disorders in Central Africa: A study from the EPIDEMCA program

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 657-667

  Pilleron, S ^a   Desport, Jean Claude ^a,b,g   Jesus P ^a,b   Mbelesso, P ^c   Ndamba Bandzouzi, B ^d   Dartigues, J F ^e   Clement J P ^b   Preux, P M ^a,b   Guerchet, M ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

^b LIMOGES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Amitié Hospital   (Central African Republic)

^d Department of Neurology CHU Brazzaville   (Democratic Republic Congo)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^f King's College London   (United Kingdom)

^g DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Central Africa; Dementia; Diet; Mild cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; STARCH;

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONGO; CONSUMER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DEMENTIA; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; EGG; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FRUIT; HUMAN; LEGUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROLOGIST; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; VEGETABLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; COGNITION; CONGO; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; RURAL HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84939418123     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-015-0487-y     Document Type: Article

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