Acute pulmonary admissions following implementation of a national workplace smoking ban.
Affiliation
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. brian.kent@ucd.ieIssue Date
2012-09MeSH
Acute Coronary SyndromeAcute Disease
Adult
Aged
Asthma
Emergency Service, Hospital
Humans
Incidence
Ireland
Lung Diseases
Middle Aged
Occupational Exposure
Patient Admission
Regression Analysis
Retrospective Studies
Smoking Cessation
Tobacco Smoke Pollution
Workplace
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Acute pulmonary admissions following implementation of a national workplace smoking ban. 2012, 142 (3):673-9 ChestJournal
ChestDOI
10.1378/chest.11-2757PubMed ID
22383660Abstract
The implementation of workplace smoking bans has contributed to a significant reduction in the incidence of acute coronary syndrome admissions, but their influence on adult acute pulmonary disease admissions is unclear. We sought to assess the impact of a national smoking ban on nationwide admissions of individuals of working age with acute pulmonary illness.Item Type
ArticleLanguage
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1931-3543ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1378/chest.11-2757