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February, 1994:

Passive Smoking At Work A Risk Factor For Coronary Heart Disease

The following study was carried out in China to discover whether passive smoking at work is a risk factor for coronary heart disease. Of course, the results also apply to any other country where smoking at work can risk the health of non-smoking workers.

ttp://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/308/6925/380

The conclusion was that passive smoking at work is a risk factor for coronary heart disease. Urgent public health measures are needed to reduce smoking and to protect non-smokers from passive smoking in China.