Health care costs and work absenteeism in smokers: study in an urban community.

Introduction: Higher morbidity caused by smoking-related diseases could increase health costs. We analyzed differences in the use of healthcare resources, healthcare costs and days of work absenteeism among smokers and non-smokers.

Methods: Cross-sectional study in smokers and non-smokers, aged between 45 and 74 years, from one urban health area.

[Health, hospitality sector and tobacco industry].

To present the strategies used by the tobacco industry to meet government regulatory measures of its products. To demonstrate the relationship between tobacco industry and the hospitality sector. Note that the arguments and strategies used routinely by the hospitality industry have been previously provided by the tobacco industry.