tobacco use risk_factor_for mortality
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A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.
(2012)
PMID:23245609
cited
the number ... has been widely quoted and equated with the number of deaths attributable to tobacco smoking
confidence: 0.94
A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.
(2012)
PMID:23245609
cited
estimated the effects of tobacco smoking on mortality
confidence: 0.95
A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.
(2012)
PMID:23245609
cited
The burdens of disease attributable to tobacco smoking including second-hand smoke ... 6·3 million deaths in 2010.
confidence: 0.96
Tobacco use remains the chief avoidable cause of death in America, directly responsible for about 1/5 of all deaths in the US.
confidence: 0.96