Abstract
Quitting smoking is associated with a substantial reduction in risk of all-cause mortality among patients with CHD. This risk reduction appears to be consistent regardless of age, sex, index cardiac event, country, and year of study commencement.
Keywords
MedicineSmoking cessationContext (archaeology)Data extractionPsychological interventionProspective cohort studyCohort studyRelative riskCohortConfidence intervalMEDLINEInternal medicineEmergency medicinePsychiatryPathology
MeSH Terms
Cohort StudiesCoronary DiseaseFemaleHumansMaleRiskRisk Reduction BehaviorSmokingSmoking Cessation
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- 2003
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- 290
- Issue
- 1
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- 86-86
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Julia Critchley,
Simon Capewell
(2003).
Mortality Risk Reduction Associated With Smoking Cessation in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease.
JAMA
, 290
(1)
, 86-86.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.290.1.86
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- DOI
- 10.1001/jama.290.1.86
- PMID
- 12837716