Cardiovascular effects of secondhand smoke: nearly as large as smoking.

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Secondhand smoke increases the risk of coronary heart disease by approximately 30%. This effect is larger than one would expect on the basis of the risks associated with active smoking and the relative doses of tobacco smoke delivered to smokers and nonsmokers.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Circulation

Title: Circulation

Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

ISSN (Electronic): 1524-4539

ISSN (Print): 0009-7322

Publication date (Electronic): May 24 2005

Volume: 111

Issue: 20

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[1 ] Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, Cardiovascular Research Institute, and Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco 94143-1390, USA.

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Publisher Item ID: 111/20/2684

DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.104.492215

PubMed ID: 15911719

SO-VID: 2185031a-263c-4e99-b275-2f3fdcc50931

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