Impact of the indoor smoking ban on hospital admissions due to acute myocardial infarction : scientific report
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2010
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Centro de Investigación Para la Epidemia del Tabaquismo (CIET)
Abstract
The number of hospital admissions was compared for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the 24 months preceding and following the introduction of a ban on smoking in indoor spaces in Uruguay, March 2006. The study covered all AMI admissions in 37 hospitals, accounting for 79.3% of AMI admissions in Uruguay. Results indicate that the ban on smoking in indoor public spaces led to a reduction of 17.1% in admissions for AMI after two years, with the greatest reduction occurring among younger persons admitted to private institutions.
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TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION, HEART DISEASE, MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, URUGUAY, SMOKE-FREE POLICY, HOSPITAL ADMISSION, SMOKING