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» Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke: Stroke
   Provides a bibliography of relevant research.
   http://www.ocat.org/healtheffects/stroke.html

» Passive Smoke From Spouse Increases a Smoking Woman's Stroke Risk
   Women already at risk of having a stroke because they smoke cigarettes increase their stroke risk three-fold if they live with a spouse who smokes, according to recent research.
   http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/vol34/vol34n15/articles/PassiveSmoke.html

» Passive Smoking As Well As Active Smoking Increases the Risk of Acute Stroke
   Article summarizes the epidemiology.
   http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/8/2/156.short

» Passive Smoking Increases the Risk of Acute Stroke
   Population-based case-control study of residents of Auckland, New Zealand finds a significantly increased risk of stroke in both men and women.
   http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/8/2/156.abstract?ijkey=s5i8mmfH77IGE

» Passive smoking and risk of stroke seems a solid connection
   Letter to scientific journal on biomarkers, exposure measurement, confounds, and the evidence connecting secondhand smoke to stroke.
   http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/9/1/112.full#resp1

» Secondhand Smoke Breaks Down Blood Vessel
   Research results: After spending only 30 minutes in a smoke-filled room, participants in a study had losses in their blood levels of antioxidants.
   http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/7e57a.htm

» Secondhand Smoke Raises Stroke Risk, Study Says
   Seattle Times article summarizes recent research that estimates secondhand smoke raises stroke risk by 85%.
   http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=smok&date=19990818