The total lifetime health cost savings of smoking cessation to society

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 601-606

  Rasmussen, Susanne R ^a   Prescott, Eva ^b   Sørensen, Thorkild I A ^c   Søgaard, Jes ^a  

^a Dansk Sundhedsinstitut   (Denmark)

^b The Capital Region   (Denmark)

^c Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cost savings; Health care costs; Life tables; Smoking; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIETY; TOBACCO;

ADULT; AGED; COST SAVINGS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; LIFE TABLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 29044449784     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cki024     Document Type: Article

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