Disease cases and their medical costs attributable to smoking: An analysis of the national medical expenditure survey

Journal of Econometrics

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 135-151

  Johnson, Elizabeth ^a   Dominici, Francesca ^a   Griswold, Michael ^a   Zeger, Scott L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized additive model; Smoking attributable expenditure; Smoking attributable fraction; Two part model

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COSTS; DISEASES; HEALTH CARE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; PULMONARY DISEASES; SMOKE; TUMORS;

GENERALIZED ADDITIVE MODELS; MEDICAL EXPENDITURES; SMOKING-ATTRIBUTABLE FRACTIONS;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 0347985210     PISSN: 03044076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4076(02)00157-4     Document Type: Article

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