University of Bath

Tobacco and Public Health

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June 2010

Jodie Harris
June 9, 2010

Smoking ban linked to drop in admissions for heart attacks

We have observed a 2.4 per cent drop in the number of emergency admissions to hospital for a heart attack following the implementation of smokefree legislation in England. The legislation was introduced on 1 July 2007 and this study was...