Smoking, depression, and hospital costs of respiratory cancers: Examining race and sex variation

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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Main Authors: Baqar A. Husaini, Robert S. Levine, Phillip Lammers, Pam Hull, Meggan Novotny, Majaz Moonis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2017-05-01
Series:Family Medicine and Community Health
Subjects:
Smoking
depression
lung cancer
race
sex
Online Access:http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cscript/fmch/2017/00000005/00000001/art00004

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