Impact of smoking on respiratory illness-related outpatient visits among 50- to 75-year-olds in the United States

Clinical Therapeutics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 317-324

  Hoffman, Lynn H ^a   Strutton, David R ^a   Stang, Paul E ^a   Hogue, Susan L ^b  

^a Galt Associates Inc   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Expenditures; Resource utilization; Respiratory illness; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036197403     PISSN: 01492918     EISSN: 1879114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-2918(02)85027-5     Document Type: Article

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