The effect of smoking on years of healthy life (YHL) lost among middle-aged and older Americans.

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Published in Health Serv Res on June 01, 2004

Authors

Truls Østbye1, Donald H Taylor

Author Affiliations

1: Duke University Medical Center, Box 2914, Durham, NC 27710, USA.

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