Brief Report: Meta-analysis of Antacid Use and Alzheimer's Disease: Implications for the Aluminum Hypothesis.

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Exposure to aluminum remains a controversial risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. Antacids are aluminum-rich medications that are widely used in substantial amounts, but their association with Alzheimer's disease has not been systematically quantified.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Epidemiology

Title: Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.)

Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

ISSN (Electronic): 1531-5487

ISSN (Print): 1044-3983

Publication date (Electronic): Sep 2015

Volume: 26

Issue: 5

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[1 ] From The Whiteley-Martin Research Centre, Discipline of Surgery, The University of Sydney, Nepean Hospital, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.

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DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000326

PubMed ID: 26098935

SO-VID: c905f938-124c-4348-b5c2-e04ed719f6b3

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