Are tobacco and alcohol use related to Alzheimer's disease? A critical assessment of the evidence and its implications

Addiction Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 237-254

  Tyas, Suzanne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 0001382252     PISSN: 13556215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1355621961000124856     Document Type: Review

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