The Impact of the 2002 Delaware Smoking Ordinance on Heart Attack and Asthma

In the United States, smoking is the leading cause of death - having a mortality rate of approximately 435,000 people in 2000—accounting for 8.1% of all US deaths recorded that year. Consequently, we analyzed the Delaware Hospital Discharge Database, and identified state and non-state residents disc...

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Main Authors: Luis H. Solis, Richard S. Meltzer, Surasri Prapasiri, Shande Chen, Robert Buckingham, Yelena Bird, John Moraros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-12-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/7/12/4169/