Cigarette Smoking and Parkinson's Disease

dc.contributor.author	Das, Salil K.	de
dc.contributor.author	Miller, Leah R.	de
dc.date.accessioned	2008-06-17T14:16:53Z
dc.date.available	2008-06-17T14:16:53Z
dc.date.issued	2007-10-04	de
dc.description.abstract	This is a review on cigarette smoking and Parkinson's disease (PD). The relationship between cigarette smoking and Parkinson's disease is very controversial. Cigarette smoking is an established risk factor for various diseases such as lung cancer, COPD and heart disease. However, beneficial effects have been debated over the years. It was in the late 1950 s that studies reported a negative association between smoking and Parkinson's disease. More recently, several epidemiological studies have found a significant negative association between cigarette smoking and PD. That is, patients who smoke are 50% less likely to have PD when compared to their non-smoker counterparts. This suggests that cigarette smoking may have a "neuroprotective" effect on PD.	en
dc.identifier.issn	1611-2156	de
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2003/25689
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-421
dc.language.iso	en	de
dc.relation.ispartofseries	EXCLI Journal ; Vol. 6, 2007	en
dc.subject	Cigarette smoking	en
dc.subject	Parkinson's disease	en
dc.subject.ddc	610
dc.title	Cigarette Smoking and Parkinson's Disease	en
dc.type	Text	de
dc.type.publicationtype	article	de
dcterms.accessRights	open access
eldorado.dnb.zdberstkatid	2132560-1

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