Abstract
By indirect estimation of mortality from smoking and life table methods we estimated expected lifetime without musculoskeletal diseases among never smokers, ex-smokers, and smokers. We found that although life expectancy of a heavy smoker is 7 years shorter than that of a never smoker, heavy smokers can expect to live more than 2 years longer with musculoskeletal diseases than never smokers.
Original language | English |
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Journal | European Journal of Epidemiology |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 183-4 |
Number of pages | 2 |
ISSN | 0393-2990 |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Keywords
- Comorbidity
- Humans
- Life Expectancy
- Lung Neoplasms
- Musculoskeletal Diseases
- Smoking