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Aluminum forms in drinking water and risk of Alzheimer's disease.
Environmental research - 1 Nov 2000
Gauthier E, Fortier I, Courchesne F, Pepin P, Mortimer J, Gauvreau D
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to assess the relation between long-term exposure to different aluminum (Al) forms in drinking water and Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study participants were selected from a random sample of the elderly population (> or = 70 years of age) of the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region (Quebec). Sixty-eight cases of Alzheimer's disease diagnosed according to recognized criteria were paired...
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