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Article: Publication of Surgeon General's report, The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke.(Public notice)
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- June 30, 2006
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The Surgeon General's report, The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke (1), was released on June 27, 2006. The report is an evaluation and synthesis of evidence regarding the health effects of exposure to secondhand smoke. An update of the 1986 report, The Health Consequences of Involuntary Smoking, the report also adds information regarding secondhand smoke to the smoking and health database developed for the 2004 report, The Health Consequences of Smoking; the database is available at http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco.
The six major conclusions of the latest report are as follows:
1. Secondhand smoke causes premature death and disease ...