Objectives. To study the association between Alzheimer's disease and smoking history. Design. An unmatched case-control study. Setting. Psychogeriatric unit serving an elderly population of Warrington. Period. 2 years 1991ยฑ1993. Subjects. 198 cases of Alzheimer's disease (ADRDAยฑNINCDS diagnostic cr
A case-control study of Alzheimer's disease
โ Scribed by Dr Amy Borenstein Graves; Emily White; Thomas D. Koepsell; Burton V. Reifler; Gerald Van Belle; Eric B. Larson; Murray Raskind
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 917 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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