RT Journal
A1 Weuve J, Yanosky JD
T1 POlycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, particulate air pollution, and cognitive decline—reply
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2012
FD July 9
VO 172
IS 13
SP 1045
OP 1046
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2159
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2159
AB 
Emerging findings have implicated exposure to PAHs, particularly benzo[a]pryrene, as a potential deleterious influence on children's cognitive and behavioral development.1 To our knowledge, no study has evaluated exposure to PAHs in relation to cognitive outcomes in adulthood, but an adverse link is plausible, supported in part by accumulating evidence that exposure to tobacco smoke is associated with cognitive decline and dementia.2- 4