BMJ  2005;331 (3 September), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.0-b

Smoking ban proposed in the UK may worsen health inequalities

In the United Kingdom, the proposed smoking ban, which can exempt pubs that don't serve catered food, may worsen health inequalities. A modelling study by Woodall and colleagues based on the borough of Telford and Wrekin (p 488) predicts that smoking could still be permitted in two thirds of the pubs in deprived areas, and about a quarter in more affluent areas. If members' clubs are included in the model, four fifths of establishments in deprived areas and two fifths in more affluent areas could be exempt from the smoking ban.

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