Bartenders' Respiratory Health After Establishment of Smoke-Free Bars and Taverns
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People who are exposed to tobacco smoke in the workplace may experience improved lung function if smoking is banned. Researchers gave physical exams to 53 San Francisco bartenders before and after California prohibited smoking in all bars and taverns in January, 1998. Before that date, all 53 were exposed to tobacco smoke at work. Of the 39 bartenders who had respiratory symptoms before the ban, 59% had no symptoms after the ban. Most also experienced improved lung function after the ban.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1998
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Mortality attributable to cigarette smoking in China
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Cigarettes will most likely kill half of China's 300 million smokers, according to a 20-year study of factory workers in Xi'an. A survey of 1,124 men and 572 women found that smokers had a significantly higher death rate from cancer, cardiovascular disease and lung disease. Among smokers, the death rate was 2.42 times higher in men and 2.32 times higher in women compared to those who never smoked. Strong measures are required to control this growing threat to public health.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1997
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Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure Among Police Officers in Hong Kong
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Many non-smokers continue to be affected by environmental tobacco smoke, according to a survey of 5,196 police officers in Hong Kong. Eighty percent were exposed to tobacco smoke at work, and these officers were twice as likely to have respiratory symptoms as those who were not.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2000
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