Open AccessSwedish Moist Snuff and Myocardial Infarction Among Men
Author(s) -
Maria-Pia Hergens,
Anders Ahlbom,
Tomas Andersson,
Göran Pershagen
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/01.ede.0000147108.92895.ba
Subject(s) - snuff , medicine , smokeless tobacco , myocardial infarction , body mass index , relative risk , confidence interval , environmental health , risk factor , demography , surgery , population , tobacco use , pathology , sociology
Previous studies have provided inconsistent results on possible increased risk of cardiovascular disease with the use of smokeless tobacco. The aim of this study was to assess whether long-term use of Swedish moist snuff (widely used among Swedish men) increases the risk of acute myocardial infarction.