The Research Finding of a Negative Correlation Between Smoking and Neurocognitive

question 72

Multiple Choice

The research finding of a negative correlation between smoking and neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease is generally interpreted to mean that

• A) research findings are sometimes in error.
• B) nicotine protects against neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease for most people.
• C) smoking may be helpful in protecting people at high risk for Alzheimer's disease.
• D) smoking may shorten the lives of smokers so they do not live long enough to develop neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease.

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