Secondhand smoke exposure and cardiovascular effects : making sense of the evidence /

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"Data suggest that exposure to secondhand smoke can result in heart disease in nonsmoking adults. Recently, progress has been made in reducing involuntary exposure to secondhand smoke through legislation banning smoking in workplaces, restaurants, and other public places. The effect of legislat...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Acute Coronary Events
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2010.
Colección:Online access: National Academy of Sciences National Academies Press.
Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Temas:
Coronary heart disease > Risk factors.
Passive smoking > Health aspects.
Cardiovascular Diseases > epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases > prevention & control
Occupational Exposure > legislation & jurisprudence
Smoking > legislation & jurisprudence
Tobacco Smoke Pollution > adverse effects
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Heart.
MEDICAL > Cardiology.
Coronary heart disease > Risk factors
Passive smoking > Health aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Evaluating exposure to secondhand smoke
  • Experimental studies relevant to the pathophysiology of secondhand smoke
  • Epidemiologic studies of secondhand-smoke exposure and cardiovascular disease
  • The background of smoking bans
  • Overview of key studies of the effects of smoking bans on acute coronary events
  • Synthesis of key studies examining the effect of smoking bans on acute coronary events
  • Conclusions and recommendations
  • Agendas of public meetings.

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