The Research Finding of a Negative Correlation Between Smoking and the Alzheimer's

question 114

Multiple Choice

The research finding of a negative correlation between smoking and the Alzheimer's type of dementia,i.e.,smokers were less likely to develop Alzheimer's type dementia,is generally interpreted to mean that

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

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