Aging population drives rise in smoking-related mortality risks
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- News-Medical·23h agoAging population drives rise in smoking-related mortality risks
Smoking kills. But why does smoking seem more likely to kill now than a few decades ago? In 1987, a smoker had a 3.4% chance of dying within five years. By 2013, a smoker had a 4.9% chance of drying within five years.
Read at News-Medical → - Medical Xpress·1d agoAging smoker population explains rise in five-year mortality risk
Smoking kills. But why does smoking seem more likely to kill now than a few decades ago? In 1987, a smoker had a 3.4% chance of dying within five years. By 2013, a smoker had a 4.9% chance of dying within five years.
Read at Medical Xpress →
