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Global momentum for smoke-free indoor environments at tipping point

04-11-2007 · EurekAlert!

In a perspective in the April 12, 2007, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Association of European Cancer Leagues describe the growing momentum for indoor smoking bans in countries across the globe. They identify Ireland's pioneering 2004 comprehensive indoor smoking ban as a likely tipping point for fundamental change in social norms and public health worldwide. A map of smoke-free countries is included.

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