Effects of a Smoke-Free Policy in Xi'an, China: Impact on Hospital Admissions for Acute Ischemic Heart Disease and Stroke

• Main Authors: Meng Chu (Author), Zhiyan Liu (Author), Xinzhu Fang (Author), Yajun Wu (Author), Huannan Liu (Author), Xuan Zhao (Author), Tianxiao Zhang (Author), Qian Wu (Author), Fang Tan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundSmoking and secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure rates are much higher in China than in other countries. A smoke-free policy was implemented in Xi'an, a city in Shaanxi Province, China, on November 1, 2018. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the smoke-free policy on changes in hosp...