Health and economic burden of low back pain and rheumatoid arthritis attributable to smoking in 192 countries and territories in 2019.
Ningjing ChenDaniel Yee-Tak FongJanet Kit Ting WongPublished in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2023)
Globally, in 2019, smoking accounted for more than 11.0 million years lived with disability and purchasing-power parity $326.0 billion in economic losses due to low back pain and rheumatoid arthritis. Middle-income countries suffered more morbidity, whereas high-income countries experienced larger economic losses.