Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 17, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S43-S45 , May 2007

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

  • Luc Letenneur, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Luc Letenneur, PhD, INSERM U593, Case 11, Université Victor Segalen, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France.

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 Disclosure: Dr. Letenneur received a grant from the Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins (ONIVINS) to analyze the association between alcohol consumption and cardiovascular diseases. It was not linked to the study of dementia.

PII: S1047-2797(07)00012-9

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2007.01.010

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 17, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S43-S45 , May 2007

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