Effects of Italian smoking regulation on rates of hospital admission for acute coronary events: a country-wide study.

BACKGROUND: Several studies have reported a reduction in acute coronary events (ACEs) in the general population after the enforcement of smoking regulations, although there is uncertainty concerning the magnitude of the effect of such interventions. We conducted a country-wide evaluation of the heal...

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Main Authors: Francesco Barone-Adesi, Antonio Gasparrini, Loredana Vizzini, Franco Merletti, Lorenzo Richiardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3047543?pdf=render