Midlife Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Dementia over 43 Years of Follow-Up: A Population-Based Study from the Swedish Twin Registry

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1248-1254

  Handing, Elizabeth P ^a   Andel, Ross ^a,b   Kadlecova, Pavla ^b   Gatz, Margaret ^c,d   Pedersen, Nancy L ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ST ANNE S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dementia; Epidemiology; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

DEMENTIA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RISK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWEDEN; TWINS;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 84944678670     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glv038     Document Type: Article

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