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The Epidemiology of Cigarette Smoking and Parkinson’s Disease

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Effects of Nicotine on Biological Systems II

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Numerous studies have reported an inverse association between cigarette smoking and Parkinson’s disease (PD); these consistently indicate that smokers have about half the risk of PD of non-smokers. The association appears to be causal: it is consistent, graded, and found in most population subgroups. It is possible that a “pre-Parkinson’s personality” could explain the association, but this seems unlikely. The relationship between smoking and other dopamine-related processes provides further support for a causal relationship.

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  1. Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA

    John A. Baron

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  1. Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, 3655 Drummond Street, H3G 1Y6, Montreal, Québec, Canada

    Paul Brian Sydenham Clarke  & Maryka Quik  & 

  2. Stiftung für Verhalten und Umwelt, Pettenkoferstrasse 12, D-80336, München, Germany

    Franz Adlkofer (Sekretär) (Sekretär)

  3. Physiologisches Institut, Universität München, Pettenkoferstrasse 12, D-80336, München, Germany

    Klaus Thurau (Vorstand) (Vorstand)

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Baron, J.A. (1995). The Epidemiology of Cigarette Smoking and Parkinson’s Disease. In: Clarke, P.B.S., Quik, M., Adlkofer, F., Thurau, K. (eds) Effects of Nicotine on Biological Systems II. Advances in Pharmacological Sciences. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7445-8_41

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