… 12 Latin American countries analysed, we estimated that smoking is responsible for approximately
345 000 (12… , 8·77 million healthy years of life lost, and $26·9 billion in direct medical …

… Passive smoking accounted for approximately 12% and US… studies; however, the potential
inaccuracies in the estimates … recently identified as potentially associated with smoking (28). …

… decision-makers from 12 Latin American countries (of which … economic burden due to lost
productivity and caregiver costs… potential to reduce the tobacco-attributable burden. A recent …

… year potential impact of current legislation related to cigarette … implementing cigarette plain
packaging on health and cost … an additional burden of 13.6% for men and 12% for women. …

… in some countries, and in seven Latin American countries alone … the burden of disease and
economic burden associated with … burden from these causes was 13.6% in males and 12% in …

… leading with the highest prevalence of smoking in Latin America, at 33.3% in … 33 countries
to fulfill the taxes prerogative [12]. However, the final price of a cigarette packet (around $4 US …

… the potential impact of implementing smoke-free air interventions on health and cost …
that these causes impose an additional burden of 13.6% for men and 12% for women. Main …

… health and economic burden of smoking in Argentina and forecasts the benefits of tobacco
tax hikes, accounting for the potential … In Argentina, as in other Latin American countries, the …

… and health-care costs averted, and increased tax revenues. Findings: In … 12 Latin American
countries analysed, we estimated that smoking is responsible for approximately 345 000 (12…

… health of their citzens.9 ,10 Tobacco control can potentially … Cost of Illness approach to
modelling the economic impact of … , particularly in developing countries.3 ,12 Some variations of …