ArticleTobacco control2014
Hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction before and after implementation of a comprehensive smoke-free policy in Uruguay: experience through 2010.
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- Towards a smoke-free world? South America became the first 100% smoke-free subregion in the Americas.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2022Article
- Impact of a comprehensive tobacco control policy package on acute myocardial infarction and stroke hospital admissions in Beijing, China: interrupted time series study.Tobacco control · 2020Article
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- Impact of the WHO FCTC over the first decade: a global evidence review prepared for the Impact Assessment Expert Group.Tobacco control · 2019Review
- Containing diffusion: the tobacco industry's multipronged trade strategy to block tobacco standardised packaging.Tobacco control · 2019Article
- Defending strong tobacco packaging and labelling regulations in Uruguay: transnational tobacco control network versus Philip Morris International.Tobacco control · 2018Article
- Lower incidence of myocardial infarction after smoke-free legislation enforcement in Chile.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2017Article
- Effect of Uruguay's National 100% Smokefree Law on Emergency Visits for Bronchospasm.American journal of preventive medicine · 2015Article
- Changes in ambulance calls after implementation of a smoke-free law and its extension to casinos.Circulation · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundComprehensive smoke-free laws have been followed by drops in hospitalisations for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), including in a study with 2 years follow-up for such a law in Uruguay.
methodsMultiple linear and negative binomial regressions for AMI admissions (ICD-10 code 121) from 37 hospitals for 2 years before and 4 years after Uruguay implemented a 100% nationwide smoke-free law.
resultsBased on 11 135 cases, there was a significant drop of -30.9 AMI admissions/month (95% CI -49.8 to -11.8, p=0.002) following implementation of the smoke-free law. The effect of the law did not increase or decrease over time following implementation (p=0.234). This drop represented a 17% drop in AMI admissions following the law (IRR=0.829, 95% CI 0.743 to 0.925, p=0.001).
conclusionsAdding two more years of follow-up data confirmed that Uruguay's smoke-free law was followed by a substantial and sustained reduction in AMI hospitalisations.
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