Except that's not what a pack-year means. sm
Posted By: NWMNMT on 2009-03-04
In Reply to: I would type 5-pack/year smoking history..slash stands for 'per'..nm - mar
Subject: Except that's not what a pack-year means. sm
A "5-pack-year" history does not mean "5 packs per year" ... good grief, I'd consider someone who smoked 5 packs per year essentially a nonsmoker. :-)
A 5-pack-year history means an average of a pack a day over a 5-year period. That could mean someone smoked 5 packs per day for 1 year, or 1 pack per day for 5 years, or half a pack a day for 10 years, or any other combination that fits.
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