Injury and tobacco effects represent one-quarter of the global burden of disease. Understanding the causes of injury and the effects of smoking may help reduce those burdens.
Some smokers have high risks of injury.
We provide an initial meta-analysis of cohort associations between smoking and fatal injury. Relative risks and dose response were summarized by fixed effects and Poisson modeling, respectively. Six studies covering 10 pertinent cohorts were located. Smoking has significant, consistent, dose-response, often strong and independent, prospective associations with injury death, internationally. Copyright 2000 American Health Foundation and Academic Press.