29 dezembro 2012

a prevenção não reduz os custos

BACKGROUND
Although smoking cessation is desirable from a public health perspective, its consequences with respect to health care costs are still debated. Smokers have more disease than nonsmokers, but nonsmokers live longer and can incur more health costs at advanced ages. We analyzed health care costs for smokers and nonsmokers and estimated the economic consequences of smoking cessation.

CONCLUSIONS
If people stopped smoking, there would be a savings in health care costs, but only in the short term. Eventually, smoking cessation would lead to increased health care costs.
NEJM

2 comentários:

BLUESMILE disse...
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Luís Lavoura disse...

E para além dos custos nos cuidados de saúde, haveria custos muitíssimo acrescidos nas pensões de reforma.