The social costs of smoking in Australia

The social costs of smoking in Australia

The implementation of effective policies that reduce the prevalence of smoking has substantial economic benefit for Australia. This article describes how methods for estimating the social costs of smoking were developed and how these methods have been applied to the Australian population and to meas...

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Published in:N S W public health bulletin Vol. 15; no. 6; pp. 92 - 94
Main Authors: Collins, David, Lapsley, Helen
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Australia 01-05-2004
Subjects:
Australia
Australia: Social conditions
Cost of Illness
Costs
Decision making
Humans
Public health
Public Policy
Risk Assessment
Smoking
Smoking - adverse effects
Smoking - economics
Smoking prevalence
Socioeconomic Factors
Tobacco Industry
Tobacco Use Disorder - complications
Tobacco Use Disorder - economics
Australia
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Summary:The implementation of effective policies that reduce the prevalence of smoking has substantial economic benefit for Australia. This article describes how methods for estimating the social costs of smoking were developed and how these methods have been applied to the Australian population and to measure the effect of interventions to reduce smoking prevalence in some states. New South Wales Public Health Bulletin 15(6) 92 - 94 Full text doi:10.1071/NB04021 © NSW Department of Health 2004
Bibliography:The NSW Public Health Bulletin is published by CSIRO PUBLISHING on behalf of the Population Health Division of the NSW Department of Health. Its purpose is to enable the timely communication of information on public health issues and contribute to the development of a well-trained and informed public health workforce in NSW. Although the Bulletin core audience includes the public health workforce within NSW Health and throughout NSW, it also has readers in the other states and territories of Australia and overseas who have an interest in public health.
New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, v.15, nos 5-6, May-June 2004: 92-94
ISSN:1034-7674
DOI:10.1071/NB04021