Will Switzerland follow Spain? Maybe, if you raise your  voice!

Nino Künzli; Joan Ramon Villalbi

doi:10.4414/smw.2012.13678

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Will Switzerland follow Spain? Maybe, if you raise your voice!

Nino Künzli
Joan Ramon Villalbi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2012.13678
Cite this as:: Swiss Med Wkly. 2012;142:w13678
Published: 09.09.2012

References

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Lopez MJ. The Spanish smoking law: a model to be followed? Int J Public Health. 2010;55(3):231–2.
De Schoenmaker S, Van Cauwenberge P, Vander Bauwhede H. The influence of a smoking ban on the profitability of Belgian restaurants. Tob Control; 2012.
Manzanares-Laya S, López MJ, Sánchez-Martínez F, Fernández E, Nebot M. Impact of the 28/2005 Spanish smoking law on second-hand smoke exposure in Barcelona. Gac Sanit. 2011;25(6):495–500.
Nebot M, López MJ, Ariza C, Pérez-Ríos M, Fu M, Schiaffino A, et al. Impact of the Spanish smoking law on exposure to secondhand smoke in offices and hospitality venues: before-and-after study. Environ Health Perspect. 2009;117(3):344–7.
Fernández E, Fu M, Pascual JA, López MJ, Pérez-Ríos M, Schiaffino A, et al. Impact of the Spanish smoking law on exposure to second-hand smoke and respiratory health in hospitality workers: a cohort study. PLoS One. 2009;4(1):e4244.
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Villarroel N, López MJ, Sánchez-Martínez F, Fernández E, Nebot M. Second-hand smoke exposure in hospitality venues in Barcelona: measurement of respirable particles. Gac Sanit. 2011;25(3):220–3.
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[1] Etter JF. Secondhand smoke in Geneva, 1996–2006: changes in exposure, opinions, and workplace smoking bans in the absence of national legislation. Int J Occup Environ Health. 2009;15(2):159–65.

[2] Lopez MJ. The Spanish smoking law: a model to be followed? Int J Public Health. 2010;55(3):231–2.

[3] De Schoenmaker S, Van Cauwenberge P, Vander Bauwhede H. The influence of a smoking ban on the profitability of Belgian restaurants. Tob Control; 2012.

[4] Manzanares-Laya S, López MJ, Sánchez-Martínez F, Fernández E, Nebot M. Impact of the 28/2005 Spanish smoking law on second-hand smoke exposure in Barcelona. Gac Sanit. 2011;25(6):495–500.

[5] Nebot M, López MJ, Ariza C, Pérez-Ríos M, Fu M, Schiaffino A, et al. Impact of the Spanish smoking law on exposure to secondhand smoke in offices and hospitality venues: before-and-after study. Environ Health Perspect. 2009;117(3):344–7.

[6] Fernández E, Fu M, Pascual JA, López MJ, Pérez-Ríos M, Schiaffino A, et al. Impact of the Spanish smoking law on exposure to second-hand smoke and respiratory health in hospitality workers: a cohort study. PLoS One. 2009;4(1):e4244.

[7] Villalbí JR, Sánchez E, Benet J, Cabezas C, Castillo A, Guarga A, et al. The extension of smoke-free areas and acute myocardial infarction mortality: before and after study. BMJ Open. 2011;1(1):e000067.

[8] Villarroel N, López MJ, Sánchez-Martínez F, Fernández E, Nebot M. Second-hand smoke exposure in hospitality venues in Barcelona: measurement of respirable particles. Gac Sanit. 2011;25(3):220–3.

[9] Moràn D. El empleo crece en hostelería pese a los augurios por la ley antitabaco. http://elpais.com/diario/2011/03/22/sociedad/1300748403_850215.html, in El País. 2011: Madrid.

[10] Leuenberger P, Schwartz J, Ackermann-Liebrich U, Blaser K, Bolognini G, Bongard JP, et al. Passive smoking exposure in adults and chronic respiratory symptoms (SAPALDIA Study). Swiss Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases in Adults, SAPALDIA Team. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1994;150(5 Pt 1):1222–8.

[11] Bonetti PO, Trachsel LD, Kuhn MU, Schulzki T, Erne P, Radovanovic D, Reinhart WH. Incidence of acute myocardial infarction after implementation of a public smoking ban in Graubünden, Switzerland: 2-year follow-up. Swiss Med Wkly. 2011;141:w13206.

[12] Trachsel LD, Kuhn MU, Reinhart WH, Schulzki T, Bonetti PO. Reduced incidence of acute myocardial infarction in the first year after implementation of a public smoking ban in Graubuenden, Switzerland. Swiss Med Wkly. 2010;140(9–10):133–8.

[13] Humair JP, Garin N, Gerstel E, Carballo S, Carballo D, Keller PF, Guessous I. Etude d’impact de l’interdiction de fumer à Genève sur l’hospitalisation et l’exposition de la population à la fumée passive. Geneva: Hopital Universitaire de Genève (HUG); 2011. p. 27.

[14] Callinan JE, Clarke A, Doherty K, Kelleher C. Legislative smoking bans for reducing secondhand smoke exposure, smoking prevalence and tobacco consumption. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010;(4):CD005992.

[15] Goodman PG, Haw S, Kabir Z, Clancy L. Are there health benefits associated with comprehensive smoke-free laws. Int J Public Health. 2009;54(6):367–78.

[16] Durham AD, Bergier S, Morisod X, Locatelli I, Zellweger JP, Huynh CK, Cornuz J. Improved health of hospitality workers after a Swiss cantonal smoking ban. Swiss Med Wkly. 2011;141:w13317

[17] Röösli M, et al. Schutz vor Passivrauchen bei Gastronomieangestellten: Preliminäre Resultate der Cosibar Studie, in Second National Tobacco Prevention Conference. 2011: Bern, Switzerland.

[18] Huss A, Kooijman C, Breuer M, Böhler P, Zünd T, Wenk S, Röösli M. Fine particulate matter measurements in Swiss restaurants, cafes and bars: what is the effect of spatial separation between smoking and non-smoking areas? Indoor Air. 2010;20(1):52–60.

[19] Hauri DD, Lieb CM, Rajkumar S, Kooijman C, Sommer HL, Röösli M. Direct health costs of environmental tobacco smoke exposure and indirect health benefits due to smoking ban introduction. Eur J Public Health. 2011;21(3):316–22.

[20] Schulz P, Hartung U, Fiordelli M. Effect of smoke-free legislation on Ticino gastronomy revenue. Int J Public Health. 2012. DOI 10.1007/s00038-012-0402-9.

[21] Kaur P. Monitoring tobacco use and implementation of prevention policies is vital for strengthening tobacco control: an Indian perspective. Int J Public Health. 2010;55(3):229–30.