Introducing laws banning smoking in enclosed public places can lead to swift and dramatic falls in the number of children admitted to hospital suffering from asthma attacks, according to a British study.
Researchers at Imperial College London found there was a 12.3-per-cent fall in hospital admissions for childhood asthma in the first year after laws against smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces came into effect in July, 2007.
Similar anti-smoking legislation has been introduced in many other countries where it has also been linked to a reduction in childhood asthma emergencies.
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