Smoking, dementia and cognitive decline in the elderly, a systematic review

BACKGROUND: Nicotine may aid reaction time, learning and memory, but smoking increases cardiovascular risk. Cardiovascular risk factors have been linked to increased risk of dementia. A previous meta-analysis found that current smokers were at higher risk of subsequent dementia, Alzheimer's dis...

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Autores principales: Peters, Ruth, Poulter, Ruth, Warner, James, Beckett, Nigel, Burch, Lisa, Bulpitt, Chris
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2642819/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19105840
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-8-36

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2642819/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19105840
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-8-36

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