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- Title
Reductions in cigarette smoking and acute myocardial infarction mortality in Jefferson County, Texas.
- Authors
McAlister, Alfred L; Huang, Philip; Ramirez, Amelie G; Harrist, Ronald B; Fonseca, Vincent P
- Abstract
After litigation against the tobacco industry ended in a settlement, the Texas legislature funded pilot projects to reduce tobacco use in selected areas of the state. Subsequent telephone surveys showed that well-funded activities were successful in reducing population rates of self-reported cigarette smoking. We present evidence that the reduction in smoking promptly led to lower rates of death from acute myocardial infarctions.
- Publication
American journal of public health, 2010, Vol 100, Issue 12, p2391
- ISSN
1541-0048
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2010.192211