Talk:Pack year

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Needs more info. Like, how much more harmful is a 5 packyear smoker compared to a 10 pack year smoker? Is it harder for a 8 packyear to quit than it is for a 4 packyear? This page presents a new concept to me, the packyear, but it doesn't go any further than that JayKeaton 11:00, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Agreed

/signed and Agreed. Every physician should be familiar and comfortable with the usage of this term. I've already reformatted the page, and will add its clinical significance with references in the near future.Wmasoud 18:23, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Category

Should the article really be in category "Medical tests"? I can't see how it would qualify as one, since you don't "test" one for the number of pack years, it is just calculated. DiamonDie (talk) 15:30, 7 January 2008 (UTC)