California tobacco control program saved billions in medical costs
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 04:35
in Mathematics & Economics
California's state tobacco control program saved $86 billion--in 2004 dollars--in personal healthcare costs in its first 15 years, according to a study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.
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