ABC of smoking cessation - Economics of smoking cessation

S Parrott; C Godfrey

ABC of smoking cessation - Economics of smoking cessation

Health Sciences

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Abstract

Smoking imposes a huge economic burden on society - currently up to 15% of total healthcare costs in developed countries. Smoking cessation can save years of life, at a very low cost compared with alternative interventions. This chapter reviews some of the economic aspects of smoking cessation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	947-949
Number of pages	3
Journal	British medical journal
Volume	328
Issue number	7445
Publication status	Published - 17 Apr 2004

Keywords

COST-EFFECTIVENESS

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