Primary health care utilisation and its costs among middle-aged smokers

Conclusions Smokers visit primary health care professionals more often already at the age of 46, before the expected diagnosis of fatal smoking-related illnesses. This phenomenon not only predicts an elevated incidence of serious illnesses in later life (such as cardiovascular disease), but also causes an economic burden on the health care system. (Source: The European Journal of Health Economics)
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