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BMJ 2008;337:a597, doi: 10.1136/bmj.a597 (Published 30 June 2008)
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Author: Roger Dobson
Intro: Bans on smoking substantially reduce hospital admissions for heart attacks, research has shown.
On the first anniversary of the ban on public smoking in England, a report shows that smoke-free laws worldwide reduce admissions by almost one fifth (Preventive Medicine 2008 Jun 18; doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.06.007).
This meta-analysis of published studies shows that the effects were immediate. . . .
The analysis is based on eight studies published since 2004, when the first report of such a drop was reported for the town of Helena, Montana.
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