BMJ  2006;333 (19 August), doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7564.0-c

Women exposed to environmental tobacco smoke have increased mortality

In non-smoking Chinese women exposure to environmental tobacco smoke is related to moderately increased mortality from all causes, from lung cancer, and from cardiovascular disease. Wen and colleagues (p 376) analysed data of over 72 000 women who had never smoked and found that exposure to tobacco smoke from husbands was associated with increased mortality from all causes and from cardiovascular disease. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at work was associated with increased mortality from cancer, especially lung cancer.

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