Medical costs of smoking in the United States: Estimates, their validity, and their implications

Tobacco Control

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 290-300

  Warner, Kenneth E ^a   Hodgson, Thomas A ^b   Carroll, Caitlin E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^c LEWIN GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical costs; Smoking; United states

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; PEER REVIEW; PLANT; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SMOKING; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; PEER REVIEW; PLANTS, TOXIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SMOKING; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033182759     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.8.3.290     Document Type: Article

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