Medical care expenditures attributable to cigarette smoking - United States, 1993.

From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report | Date: July 8, 1994 | Copyright information

Cigarette smoking is the most important preventable cause of morbidity and premature mortality in the United States; however, approximately 48 million persons aged [greater than or equal to]18 years are smokers (1), and approximately 24 billion packages of ci are purchased annually (2). Each year, approximately 400,000 deaths in the United States are attributed to cigarette smoking (3) and costs associated with morbidity attributable to smoking are substantial (4). To provide estimates for 1993 of smoking-attributable costs for selected categories of direct medical-care ...

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