Smoking bans aimed at reducing secondhand smoke exposure appear to have a positive impact on cardiovascular disease rates and outcomes across the globe, according to an updated Cochrane review of 77 observational studies from 21 countries.
The systematic review represents the most robust evidence yet that legislative action banning smoking in public places may be improving health outcomes, Cecily Kelleher, MD, of the University College Dublin, and colleagues wrote in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2016.
