Acute respiratory and cardiovascular admissions after a public smoking ban in Geneva, Switzerland.

BACKGROUND: Many countries have introduced legislations for public smoking bans to reduce the harmful effects of exposure to tobacco smoke. Smoking bans cause significant reductions in admissions for acute coronary syndromes but their impact on respiratory diseases is unclear. In Geneva, Switzerland...

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Main Authors: Jean-Paul Humair, Nicolas Garin, Eric Gerstel, Sebastian Carballo, David Carballo, Pierre-Frédéric Keller, Idris Guessous
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3944023?pdf=render