The effect of cigarette smoking on musculoskeletal‐related disability

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Authors

Andrew E. Lincoln · Veterans Health Administration

Gordon S. Smith · Johns Hopkins University

Paul J. Amoroso · U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

Nicole S. Bell · Social Sectors Development Strategies (United States)

Abstract

Findings suggest an association between smoking and development of disability following meniscal injury. Given the high excess fraction of disability associated with smoking, other studies are needed to confirm this association.

Topics & Keywords

Occupational Health and Performance Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Sports injuries and prevention

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volume 43, Issue 4, pp. 337-349

DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10195

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