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Passive Smokers Have Higher Indicators For Risk Of Heart Disease PDF Print E-mail
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Thursday, 15 February 2007

Exposure to second-hand smoke at work, home or elsewhere results in a disproportionate rise in markers that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, University of Nottingham researchers have found.

A new study published in Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association, measured the level of cotinine in participants' blood, rather than relying on participants' self-reporting of exposure to second-hand smoke.


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