American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 138-144 , February 2010

Trends in Quality-Adjusted Life-Years Lost Contributed by Smoking and Obesity

  • Haomiao Jia, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health and School of Nursing, Columbia University, New York, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Haomiao Jia, PhD, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, New York NY 10032
    • ,
  • Erica I. Lubetkin, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health and Social Medicine, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at The City College of New York, New York, New York

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doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.09.043

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 138-144 , February 2010

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