Association between smoking cessation and post-hospitalization healthcare costs: a matched cohort analysis

• Autores principales: Margaret B. Nolan (Autor), Bijan J. Borah (Autor), James P. Moriarty (Autor), David O. Warner (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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Abstract Background The potential economic benefit in terms of reduced healthcare costs when patients quit smoking after hospital discharge has not been directly measured. The aim of this study was to compare the costs for hospital admission and six-month follow-up for a cohort of patients who self-...