Trends in smoking-related diseases. Why smoking cessation is still the best medicine
| Autor: | Richard D. Hurt, Ivana T. Croghan, Lowell C. Dale, J T Hays |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Lung Neoplasms business.industry media_common.quotation_subject medicine.medical_treatment Cost-Benefit Analysis Smoking Alternative medicine MEDLINE Coronary Disease General Medicine Cerebrovascular Disorders Cigarette smoking Cardiovascular Diseases Environmental health medicine Smoking cessation Humans Smoking Cessation Habit Lung Diseases Obstructive Epidemiologic data business media_common |
| Zdroj: | Postgraduate medicine. 104(6) |
| ISSN: | 0032-5481 |
| Popis: | PREVIEWAlthough millions of Americans have kicked the habit, the effects of cigarette smoking likely will be around for a long time. What was once regarded as a glamorous habit is now recognized as a health threat and an economic burden. But what headway has been made in the reduction of related morbidity and mortality? The authors of this article review the current epidemiologic data on smoking-related diseases and make an indisputable case for smoking cessation. |
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