Reduced incidence of admissions for myocardial infarction associated with public smoking ban: Before and after study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7446, 2004, Pages 977-980

  Sargent, Richard P ^a   Shepard, Robert M ^a   Glantz, Stanton A ^b  

^a Department of Radiology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1942436013     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38055.715683.55     Document Type: Article

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