Respiratory Symptoms and Inflammation After a Smoking Ban

To the Editor: In their study of respiratory symptoms, pulmonary function, and markers of inflammation, Dr Menzies and colleagues¹ explored the effect of smoke-free legislation on bar workers' health in Dundee and Perth, Scotland. Their findings of improvements across a range of health indices in bar workers now in smoke-free working environments are consistent with expectations and with earlier work by Eisner et al.²