Economic Implications Wendy Max, PhD, Hai-Yen Sung, PhD, and Yanling Shi, MS Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) has been linked to several fatal illnesses among infants and adults.1 Worldwide, 603 000 deaths have been attributed to SHS exposure.2 In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 46 000 adults died from ischemic heart disease (IHD) and 3400 adults died from lung cancer annually between 2000 and 2004 as a result of SHS exposure.1,3 In addition…
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