Coronary Heart Disease Deaths And Decreased Smoking Prevalence in Massachusetts, 1993–2003

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ID11026769
AuthorsZubair Kabir (0000-0003-1529-004X, At the time of the study, Zubair Kabir was a research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Gregory N. Connolly and Howard K. Koh are with the Division of Public Health Practice, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston. Luke Clancy is with the Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society, Dublin, Ireland. Simon Capewell is with the Division of Public Health, University of Liverpool, England.), Gregory N Connolly (At the time of the study, Zubair Kabir was a research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Gregory N. Connolly and Howard K. Koh are with the Division of Public Health Practice, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston. Luke Clancy is with the Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society, Dublin, Ireland. Simon Capewell is with the Division of Public Health, University of Liverpool, England.), Luke Clancy (0000-0003-2407-2263, At the time of the study, Zubair Kabir was a research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Gregory N. Connolly and Howard K. Koh are with the Division of Public Health Practice, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston. Luke Clancy is with the Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society, Dublin, Ireland. Simon Capewell is with the Division of Public Health, University of Liverpool, England.), Howard K Koh (0000-0001-8373-6184, At the time of the study, Zubair Kabir was a research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Gregory N. Connolly and Howard K. Koh are with the Division of Public Health Practice, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston. Luke Clancy is with the Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society, Dublin, Ireland. Simon Capewell is with the Division of Public Health, University of Liverpool, England.), Simon Capewell (0000-0003-3960-8999, At the time of the study, Zubair Kabir was a research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Gregory N. Connolly and Howard K. Koh are with the Division of Public Health Practice, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston. Luke Clancy is with the Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society, Dublin, Ireland. Simon Capewell is with the Division of Public Health, University of Liverpool, England.)
Year2008
Volume98
Issue8
Pages1468-1469
Publication date2008-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2007.129924
PMID18556598
PMCIDPMC2446467
OpenAlexW2083865339
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited15

We used the previously validated IMPACT coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality model to estimate the CHD deaths attributable to reductions in smoking prevalence following the introduction of the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program (MTCP) in 1993. A 29% and 31% decline in smoking prevalence and CHD mortality rates occurred, respectively (from 1993 to 2003). A total of 425 fewer CHD deaths, which generated approximately 3365 extra life-years, were attributable to decreased smoking prevalence. With these results in mind, a comprehensive tobacco control program should be sustained and supported

Coronary heart disease · Environmental health · Mortality rate · Population · Smoking prevalence · Demography · Epidemiology · Health disparities and outcomes · Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Gerontology

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