Changes in U.S. hospitalization and mortality rates following smoking bans

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11680757
AutoresKanaka D Shetty, Kanaka Shetty (0000-0003-0974-0948, RAND Corporation, autor de correspondencia), Thomas Deleire (0000-0003-3658-0177, University of Wisconsin–Madison), Chapin White (0000-0002-6565-7885, Center for Studying Health System Change), Jayanta Bhattacharya (0000-0001-9426-8718, Stanford University)
Año2010
Volumen30
Número1
Páginas6-28
Fecha de publicación2010-11-11
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Policy Analysis and Management (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0276-8739 • E-ISSN: 1520-6688
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/pam.20548
PMID21465828
OpenAlexW2170109592
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas35

U.S. state and local governments have increasingly adopted restrictions on smoking in public places. This paper analyzes nationally representative databases, including the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, to compare short-term changes in mortality and hospitalization rates in smoking-restricted regions with control regions. In contrast with smaller regional studies, we find that smoking bans are not associated with statistically significant short-term declines in mortality or hospital admissions for myocardial infarction or other diseases. An analysis simulating smaller studies using subsamples reveals that large short-term increases in myocardial infarction incidence following a smoking ban are as common as the large decreases reported in the published literature

Environmental health · Incidence (geometry · Mortality rate · Myocardial infarction · Population · Public health · Smoking ban · Smoking prevalence · Tobacco control · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Demography · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Emergency Medicine · Internal Medicine