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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking,” fact sheet updated Sept. 15, 2010.

Kivipelto M, et al. “Apolipoprotein E Epsilon4 Magnifies Lifestyle Risks for Dementia: A Population-Based Study,” Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (Dec. 2008): Vol. 12, No. 6B, pp. 2762–71. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=18318693

Kivipelto M, et al. “Risk Score for the Prediction of Dementia Risk in 20 Years among Middle Aged People: A Longitudinal, Population-Based Study,” Lancet Neurology (Sept. 2006): Vol. 5, No. 9, pp. 735–41. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=16914401

National Cancer Institute. “Tobacco Facts,” fact sheet updated Nov. 12, 2010.

Rusanen M, et al. “Heavy Smoking in Midlife and Long-term Risk of Alzheimer Disease and Vascular Dementia,” Archives of Internal Medicine (Oct. 25, 2010): Electronic publication ahead of print. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=20975015

Tyas SL, et al. “Mid-Life Smoking and Late-Life Dementia: The Honolulu-Asia Aging Study,” Neurobiology of Aging (July-Aug. 2003): Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 589–96. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=12714116