Medical costs and quality-adjusted life years associated with smoking: a systematic review

• Main Authors: Shari P. Feirman (Author), Allison M. Glasser (Author), Lyubov Teplitskaya (Author), David R. Holtgrave (Author), David B. Abrams (Author), Raymond S. Niaura (Author), Andrea C. Villanti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Estimated medical costs ("T") and QALYs ("Q") associated with smoking are frequently used in cost-utility analyses of tobacco control interventions. The goal of this study was to understand how researchers have addressed the methodological challenges involved...