Background—Secondhand smoke increases the risk of coronary heart disease by≈ 30%.
This effect is larger than one would expect on the basis of the risks associated with active …

Objective.—Recent clinical, laboratory, and epidemiological evidence that passive smoking
causes heart disease was reviewed, with particular emphasis on understanding the …

Despite a gradual decline in smoking rates over time, exposure to secondhand smoke
(SHS) continues to cause harm to nonsmokers, who are disproportionately children and …

Background The effect of passive smoking on the risk of coronary heart disease is
controversial. We conducted a meta-analysis of the risk of coronary heart disease …

Objectives: To estimate the risk of ischaemic heart disease caused by exposure to
environmental tobacco smoke and to explain why the associated excess risk is almost half …

Background Several epidemiological studies have suggested an association of passive
smoking with coronary heart disease (CHD). However, few studies have taken account of …

Background Thirteen of 14 epidemiological studies have shown an increased risk of≈ 20%
for coronary heart disease (CHD) for never-smokers exposed to environmental tobacco …

This section addresses the combined effects on cancer risk of cigarette smoking and other
agents also associated with risk, excluding smokeless tobacco. The chapter is restricted to …

Background Emerging studies have assessed the association between secondhand smoke
(SHS) exposure and cardiovascular disease (CVD) as well as all-cause mortality. However …

In this review, we have sought to examine the epidemiological, basic science, and public
health data regarding the association between second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure and the …