The net effect of smoking on healthcare and welfare costs. A cohort study

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Tiihonen, Jari ^a,b,c   Ronkainen, Kimmo ^d   Kangasharju, Aki ^e   Kauhanen, Jussi ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^e Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFESPAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; PENSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SMOKING; SOCIAL WELFARE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TAX;

EID: 84873146038     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001678     Document Type: Article

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