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European Heart Journal 2006 27(20):2385-2386; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehl266
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Public smoking ban: Europe on the move

Peter W. Radke and Heribert Schunkert*

Medizinische Klinik II, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-23538 Lübeck, Germany

* Corresponding author. Tel: +49 451 500 2500; fax: +49 451 500 6437. E-mail address: heribert.schunkert@innere2.uni-luebeck.de

This editorial refers to ‘Short-term effects of Italian smoking regulation on rates of hospital admission for acute myocardial infarction’{dagger} by F. Barone-Adesi et al., on page 2468

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Smoking, clearly, is the single most important avoidable cause of mortality and morbidity in developed countries. Adverse health effects of smoking are extensive, including lung cancer, cerebrovascular diseases, and chronic pulmonary obstructive disease.1 A recent report estimated that worldwide, a total of nearly five million premature deaths annually are attributable to smoking.2 In addition, overwhelming evidence demonstrates increased mortality and morbidity as a result of passive smoking (second-hand smoking).3,4 Smoking, therefore, cannot be accepted as a matter of personal preference anymore. It clearly is . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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