Smoking ban in public areas is associated with a reduced incidence of hospital admissions due to ST-elevation myocardial infarctions in non-smokers. Results from the BREMEN STEMI REGISTRY

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1180-1186

  Schmucker, J ^a   Wienbergen, H ^a   Seide, S ^a   Fiehn, E ^a   Fach, A ^a   Wurmann Busch B ^a   Gohlke, H ^b   Gunther K ^c   Ahrens, W ^c   Hambrecht, R ^a  

^a Klinikum Links der Weser   (Germany)

^b Herzzentrum Bad Krozingen ^*  (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY BIPS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Non smokers; prevention; smoking ban; ST elevation myocardial infarctions

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING BAN; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PASSIVE SMOKING;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 84906538328     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2047487313483610     Document Type: Article

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