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Smoking Ban and Paediatric Hospital Admissions for Respiratory Tract Infections in England

NCT01920165 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1660652

Last updated 2013-08-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether there has been a change in the number of hospital admissions for respiratory tract infections among children following the July 2007 introduction of a ban on smoking in public places in England.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Smoke-free legislation

The intervention under study is the smoke-free legislation in England introduced overnight on 1 July 2007. As of this date virtually all enclosed public places and workplaces are by law required to be smoke-free. More detail can be found at: http://www.smokefreeengland.co.uk

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Imperial College London

    collaborator OTHER

  • Maastricht University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Edinburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jasper V Been, MD MPH PhD · University of Edinburgh

Eligibility

Max Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2001-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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