Fewer hospitalizations for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in communities with smoke-free public policies

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1059-1065

  Hahn, Ellen J ^a   Rayens, Mary Kay ^a   Adkins, Sarah ^a   Simpson, Nick ^a   Frazier, Susan ^a   Mannino, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICY; SMOKING BAN; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC POLICY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SMOKE-FREE POLICY;

EID: 84901044479     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301887     Document Type: Article

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