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Occupational risks associated with cigarette smoking: a prospective study.

Author(s) -

James Ryan,

Craig Zwerling,

E. John Orav

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.82.1.29

Subject(s) - medicine , confounding , sick leave , environmental health , prospective cohort study , confidence interval , cigarette smoking , occupational safety and health , relative risk , smoking cessation , demography , physical therapy , surgery , pathology , sociology

Studies have indicated that cigarette smokers have more occupational accidents and injuries and use more sick time and health benefits than nonsmokers, thereby producing sizeable costs for employers. However, they usually have not controlled for other possible sources of these costs. We analyzed occupational costs associated with smoking while adjusting for a number of potential confounders.

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