Month and Season of Birth as a Risk Factor for Alzheimer's Disease: A Nationwide Nested Case-control Study

• Main Authors: Anna-Maija Tolppanen (Author), Riitta Ahonen (Author), Marjaana Koponen (Author), Piia Lavikainen (Author), Maija Purhonen (Author), Heidi Taipale (Author), Antti Tanskanen (Author), Jari Tiihonen (Author), Miia Tiihonen (Author), Sirpa Hartikainen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society for Preventive Medicine, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Season of birth, an exogenous indicator of early life environment, has been related to higher risk of adverse psychiatric outcomes but the findings for Alzheimer's disease (AD) have been inconsistent. We investigated whether the month or season of birth are associated with AD. Metho...