Cigarette smoking and risk of dementia: a competing risk analysis

 
   Lead Investigator:    Erin Abner
   Institution      :    University of Kentucky
   E-Mail           :    erin.abner@uky.edu
   Proposal ID      :    1123



   Proposal Description:
   1) Aim 1. Evaluate the risk of dementia among participants with different levels of exposure to cigarette smoking using a competing risk analysis that accounts for both the risk of mortality and risk of dementia.                     2) Aim 2. Evaluate neuropathological features among cases with different levels of exposure to cigarette smoke.