Reductions in Cigarette Smoking and Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality in Jefferson County, Texas.

• Autores: Alfred L. McAlister, Philip Huang, Amelie G. Ramirez, Ronald B. Harrist, Vincent P. Fonseca
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 100, Nº. 12, 2010, págs. 2391-2392
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]