Aspects of tobacco attributable mortality: systematic review
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102008005000001Keywords:
Smoking^i2^smortal, Attributable risk, Epidemiologic studies, ReviewAbstract
The objective of the article was to assess methodologies published and applied in calculating mortality attributable to smoking. A review of the literature was made for the period 1990 to 2006, in the electronic databases MEDLINE and LILACS. A total of 186 studies were found, which measured mortality based on calculating the smoking-attributable risk. Of these, a total of 41 were selected. The studies that were carried out in the United States and Canada presented a more standard methodology and reported smoking attributable mortality to be 18%-23%, with male mortality being 25%-29% and female mortality 14%-17%. The variations can be attributed to methodological differences and to different estimates of the main tobacco-related illnesses.Downloads
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2008-04-01
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Sistematic Review
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Oliveira, A., Valente, J., & Leite, I. (2008). Aspects of tobacco attributable mortality: systematic review . Revista De Saúde Pública, 42(2), 335-345. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102008005000001