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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Pell, Alastair C.H
• Pell, Jill P
• Haw, Sally
• Cobbe, Stuart
• Newby, David E
• Fischbacher, Colin
• McConnachie, Alex
• Pringle, Stuart
• Murdoch, David
• Dunn, Frank
• Oldroyd, Keith
• MacIntyre, Paul
• O'Rourke, Brian
• Borland, William

Titel

Smoke-free Legislation and Hospitalizations for Acute Coronary Syndrome

Ist Teil von

• The New England journal of medicine, 2008-07, Vol.359 (5), p.482-491

Ort / Verlag

Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society

Erscheinungsjahr

2008

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• After enactment of a law in Scotland that prohibited smoking in public places, the number of hospital admissions for acute coronary syndrome decreased by 17%. The decrease was greater among persons who had never smoked than among smokers, suggesting that the reduction in passive smoking had a public health benefit. After enactment of a law in Scotland that prohibited smoking in public places, the number of hospital admissions for acute coronary syndrome decreased by 17%. The Smoking, Health and Social Care Act, which was passed in 2005, prohibited smoking in all enclosed public places and workplaces in Scotland after the end of March 2006. Smoke-free legislation aims to protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke, but it may also reduce the risk among smokers because of reduced smoking or increased smoking cessation. 1 – 4 Eight studies have shown reduced numbers of hospital admissions for acute coronary syndrome after the enactment of such legislation. 5 – 12 These studies were limited by retrospective data collection, 5 – 12 the use of clinical diagnostic labels, 5 – 12 confounding by seasonal variations, 7 and small numbers of . . .