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Smoking and Bone Health

Internet URL

http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Osteoporosis/Conditions_Behaviors/bone_smoking.asp  

Sponsoring Agency

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health

Description

Cigarette smoking causes heart disease, lung and esophageal cancer, and chronic lung disease. Additionally, several research studies have identified smoking as a risk factor for osteoporosis and bone fracture.

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Review Date

4/25/2007