Economic Burden of Self-Reported Tobacco Smoking Compared with Non-Smoking: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Direct Health Care Costs
This meta-analysis supports the assertion that smoking substantially increases direct health care costs compared with non-smoking, particularly for the general population.
Authors
- Zane Elfessi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9263-3918)
- Nadia J. Sweis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1122-3264)
- Israel Rubinstein
- Rachel Caskey
Institutions
- Princess Sumaya University for Technology (JO)
- Illinois College (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- Jesse Brown VA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advances in Therapy
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12325-025-03318-0
- Primary Topic
- Global Health Care Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- University of Illinois at Chicago