Article
The influence of smoking on the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
Neurology - 22 Apr 1999
Merchant C, Tang M X, Albert S, Manly J, Stern Y, Mayeux R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between cigarette smoking and Alzheimer's disease (AD) in a prospective community-based study in northern Manhattan. BACKGROUND: Results from previous case-control studies suggest that there is a protective effect of smoking on AD. However, the recent prospective Rotterdam Study found that there was an increased risk of AD for smokers, particularly those without an...
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