Season of birth and Alzheimer's disease: A population-based study in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean Quebec (IMAGE project)

被引：15

作者：

Vezina, H

Houde, L

Charbonneau, H

Beaudry, M

Cholette, A

Daoud, N

Mathieu, J

Robitaille, Y

Veilleux, F

Gauvreau, D

机构：

[1] CTR HOSP COTE DES NEIGES, UNITE INTERDISCIPLINAIRE PROJECT IMAGE, CTR RECH, MONTREAL, PQ H3W 1W5, CANADA

[2] UNIV MONTREAL, DEPT DEMOG, MONTREAL, PQ, CANADA

[3] UNIV MONTREAL, DEPT PATHOL, MONTREAL, PQ, CANADA

[4] HOP CHICOUTIMI, CHICOUTIMI, PQ, CANADA

来源：

PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE | 1996年 / 26卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1017/S003329170003378X

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

The birth distribution of 399 cases of Alzheimer's disease (AD) identified in the region of Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean (Quebec) was compared with that of: (a) the population currently living in the area; and (b) the population born during the same period in the area. AD cases have been recruited since 1986 by the IMAGE Project. Cases and controls were grouped according to the month of birth and according to the day of birth using density estimation. Analyses showed a significant deficit of births in the month of May. We believe these preliminary results deserve further attention and we suggest two possible explanations that could lead to a deficit of AD births at specific periods during the year.

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页码：143 / 149

页数：7

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