Open Access<p>New Users of Herbal Medicine Containing Aristolochic Acids and the Risk of Dementia in the Elderly: A Nationwide, Population-Based Study in Taiwan</p>
Author(s) -
Yueh-Er Chiou,
Wu-Chien Chien,
ChiHsiang Chung,
HsinAn Chang,
YuChen Kao,
Pei-Kwei Tsay,
NianSheng Tzeng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
neuropsychiatric disease and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2021
pISSN - 1176-6328
DOI - 10.2147/ndt.s250659
Subject(s) - medicine , dementia , hazard ratio , confidence interval , cohort study , cohort , gerontology , disease
Herbal medicine containing aristolochic acids (HMCAA) was used for inflammatory and infectious diseases. This study aimed to investigate the association between the usage of HMCAA and the risk of dementia.