Cardiovascular health and economic effects of smoke-free workplaces

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-38

  Ong, Michael K ^a,c,d   Glantz, Stanton A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PASSIVE SMOKING; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STEADY STATE; STROKE; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PUBLIC POLICY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 2942746477     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.02.029     Document Type: Article

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