Cognitive function and blood rheology: results from the Caerphilly cohort of older men
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Smoking, drinking, and other life style factors and cognitive function in men in the Caerphilly cohort.
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عنوان ژورنال: Age and Ageing
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1468-2834
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/30.2.135