| Journal Call no. | R97.H66 |
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| Author | Tsang, H. F. |
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| Article Title | Cigarette smoking in Hong Kong : how many it kills and how much it costs / H.F. Tsang. |
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| Is Part Of | Hong Kong practitioner ; v.17, no.10, Oct 1995, p.482-484, +3p. |
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| Abstract | A study was conducted to estimate lives lost and health care cost caused by smoking in Hong Kong using smoking attributable fractions. Smoking was found to be responsible for 19% of all deaths, 30% of male deaths and 5% of female deaths. It claimed 1921 lives each year from lung cancer, 1274 from chronic obstructive airway disease, 493 from stroke and 417 from ischemic heart disease. Smoking resulted in about 5% of hospital in-patients and around 4% of out-patient consultation. The direct health cost incurred was estimated roughly at 670 to 970 million Hong Kong dollars annually. |
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