Effect of the Italian Smoking Ban on Population Rates of Acute Coronary Events
Author(s) -
Giulia Cesaroni,
Francesco Forastiere,
Nera Agabiti,
Pasquale Valente,
Piergiorgio Zuccaro,
Carlo A. Perucci
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.107.729889
Subject(s) - medicine , smoking ban , public health , confounding , environmental health , demography , population , socioeconomic status , psychological intervention , nursing , psychiatry , sociology
Several countries in the world have not yet prohibited smoking in public places. Few studies have been conducted on the effects of smoking bans on cardiac health. We evaluated changes in the frequency of acute coronary events in Rome, Italy, after the introduction of legislation that banned smoking in all indoor public places in January 2005.
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