Smoking, depression, and hospital costs of respiratory cancers: Examining race and sex variation
Objective: To investigate the effect of smoking and depression on hospital costs for lung cancer (LC). Methods: We extracted data on depression, smoking history, demographics, and hospital charges for patients with respiratory cancers (ICD-9 codes 161–163, 165) from the 2008 Tennessee Hospital Disch...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2017-05-01
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| Series: | Family Medicine and Community Health |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cscript/fmch/2017/00000005/00000001/art00004 |