BMC Geriatrics

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

Ruth Peters1*, Ruth Poulter1, James Warner2, Nigel Beckett1, Lisa Burch1 and Chris Bulpitt1

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1 Experimental Medicine and Toxicology Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, Hammersmith campus Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN, UK

2 St Charles Hospital Exmoor Street, London, W10 6DZ, UK

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BMC Geriatrics 2008, 8:36 doi:10.1186/1471-2318-8-36

Published: 23 December 2008

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