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Quitting and restarting smoking: cohort study of patients with angina in primary care

BMJ 2002; 324 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.324.7344.1016 (Published 27 April 2002) Cite this as: BMJ 2002;324:1016
  1. Mairead Corrigan, postdoctoral research fellow (m.corrigan@qub.ac.uk)a,
  2. Margaret E Cupples, senior lecturera,
  3. Mike Stevenson, lecturer in medical statisticsb
  1. a Department of General Practice, Queen's University, Belfast BT9 7HR
  2. b Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Queen's University, Belfast BT9 5EE
  1. Correspondence to: M Corrigan
  • Accepted 27 September 2001

Smoking is the most important modifiable risk factor for coronary heart disease and its reduction is a target for primary health care.1 The participants in most studies of the smoking habits of patients with coronary heart disease are enrolled after acute cardiac events.2 There are few documented studies of the changes in the smoking habits of patients with angina. This study examined variations in self reported smoking habits over a five year period in a primary care cohort of patients diagnosed as having angina.

Participants, methods, and results

Patients clinically diagnosed as having angina at least six months previously were identified from the disease registers of 18 general practices in the Greater Belfast area. These general practices were chosen to …

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