Correction: smoking is associated with an increased risk of dementia

A meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies with investigation of potential effect modifiers

• From: Department for International Development
• Published: 12 March 2015

• Document Type: Journal Article
• Theme: Health
• Authors: Zhong, G, Wing, Y, Zhang, Y, Guo, Jeff Jianfei, Zhao, Y

Abstract

Previous studies showed inconsistent results on the association of smoking with all-cause dementia and vascular dementia (VaD), and are limited by inclusion of a small number of studies and unexplained heterogeneity. This review aimed to assess the risk of all-cause dementia, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and VaD associated with smoking, and to identify potential effect modifiers.

This research is supported by the Department for International Development’s Evidence Building and Synthesis Research Programme which is led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Citation

Guochao Zhong, Yi Wang, Yong Zhang, Jeff Jianfei Guo, Yong Zhao. Correction: smoking is associated with an increased risk of dementia: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies with investigation of potential effect modifiers PLOS ONE 10(4) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126169

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Correction: smoking is associated with an increased risk of dementia: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies with investigation of potential effect modifiers

Published 12 March 2015