Smoking: A Greater Cause Of Premature Death Than Poverty, Scottish Study Finds

A major new study shows conclusively that smoking is a much more significant cause of health inequalities than wealth or social class. Well-off smokers die earlier than poor non-smokers and smoking also cancels out the life expectancy advantage women have over men, so that women smokers die earlier than male non-smokers.

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Filed under: Smoking / Quit Smoking on February 20th, 2009