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[Morbidity due to smoking in The Netherlands: an estimated 90,000 clinical hospital admissions in 2005]
A A N Cruts1, T L Feenstra, M W van Laar
1Trimbos-instituut, programma Drug Monitoring, Postbus 725, 3500 AS Utrecht. gcruts@trimbos.nl
Objective:
To estimate the number of hospital admissions due to smoking tobacco.
Design:
Theoretical study based on data from the Dutch National Medical Registration.
Method:
Attributive fractions were determined based on the percentages of smokers and ex-smokers and the relative risks for certain diseases. Applying the attributive fractions to the number of hospital admissions provided an estimation of the number of tobacco-related hospital admissions.
Results:
In 2005, there were 89,800 clinical hospital admissions in the Netherlands that could be attributed to smoking in the age group 35 years or more. This amounts to 7.5% of all hospital admissions in this age group.
Conclusion:
A large number of hospital admissions can be attributed to smoking.
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