Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume 51, Issue 2 , Pages 143-148 , September 2010

Cigarette smoking and cognitive impairment: A 10-year cohort study in Taiwan

  • Cheng-Ching Wang

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec. 1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung 402, Taiwan
    • Center for Education and Research on Geriatrics and Gerontology (CEROGG), No. 110, Sec. 1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung 402, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tsung-Hsueh Lu

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Public Health, National Cheng-Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan 701, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Chun Liao

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec. 1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung 402, Taiwan
    • Center for Education and Research on Geriatrics and Gerontology (CEROGG), No. 110, Sec. 1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung 402, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Su-Chuan Yuan

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec. 1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung 402, Taiwan
    • Center for Education and Research on Geriatrics and Gerontology (CEROGG), No. 110, Sec. 1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung 402, Taiwan
    • Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec. 1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung 402, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Pi-Chao Kuo

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec. 1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung 402, Taiwan
    • Center for Education and Research on Geriatrics and Gerontology (CEROGG), No. 110, Sec. 1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung 402, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsiao-Ling Chuang

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec. 1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung 402, Taiwan
    • Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec. 1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung 402, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Meng-Chih Lee

      Affiliations

    • Center for Education and Research on Geriatrics and Gerontology (CEROGG), No. 110, Sec. 1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung 402, Taiwan
    • Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec. 1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung 402, Taiwan
    • Department of Family and Community Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, No. 110, Sec. 1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung 402, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chi-Hua Yen

      Affiliations

    • Center for Education and Research on Geriatrics and Gerontology (CEROGG), No. 110, Sec. 1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung 402, Taiwan
    • Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec. 1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung 402, Taiwan
    • Department of Family and Community Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, No. 110, Sec. 1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung 402, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: College of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110, Sec. 1, Jianguo N. Rd., Taichung 402, Taiwan. Tel.: +886 4 2473 0022x34955; fax: +886 4 2324 8137.

Received 19 June 2009 ,Revised 8 September 2009 ,Accepted 11 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.09.041

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume 51, Issue 2 , Pages 143-148 , September 2010

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