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Acute respiratory and cardiovascular admissions after a public smoking ban in Geneva, Switzerland

Published inPloS one, vol. 9, no. 3, e90417
Publication date2014
Abstract

Many countries have introduced legislations for public smoking bans to reduce the harmful effects of exposure to tobacco smoke. Smoking bans cause significant reductions in admissions for acute coronary syndromes but their impact on respiratory diseases is unclear. In Geneva, Switzerland, two popular votes led to a stepwise implementation of a state smoking ban in public places, with a temporary suspension. This study evaluated the effect of this smoking ban on hospitalisations for acute respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.

Keywords
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome/epidemiology/etiology
  • Acute Disease
  • Aged
  • Asthma/epidemiology/etiology
  • Brain Ischemia/epidemiology/etiology
  • Female
  • Health Policy
  • Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pneumonia/epidemiology/etiology
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/epidemiology/etiology
  • Smoking/adverse effects/legislation & jurisprudence
  • Switzerland/epidemiology
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution/legislation & jurisprudence
  • Urban Population
Citation (ISO format)
HUMAIR, Jean-Paul Luc André et al. Acute respiratory and cardiovascular admissions after a public smoking ban in Geneva, Switzerland. In: PloS one, 2014, vol. 9, n° 3, p. e90417. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090417
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