Smoke-free legislation and acute coronary syndrome

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 359, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 2070-

  Eisner, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AIR POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; LAW; LETTER; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 57349192330     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc081803     Document Type: Letter

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