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Despite the main complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection regard lung involvement, the prevalence of current smoking in COVID-19 patients is very low even if one might have anticipated that opposite. Thus, the epidemiological data seem to question the role of coexisting active smoking as a risk factor for COVID-19 pneumonia.
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Title
Current Smoking is Not Associated with COVID-19
Author
European Respiratory Journal; Lausanne
Volume
55
Issue
5
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Apr 29, 2020
Place of publication
Lausanne
Country of publication
Switzerland
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
Document type
Journal Article
Publication history
Online publication date
2020-04-29
Milestone dates
2020-04-20 (Received); 2020-04-21 (Accepted)
Publication history
First posting date
29 Apr 2020
ProQuest document ID
2405470936
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/current-smoking-is-not-associated-with-covid-19/docview/2405470936/se-2?accountid=208611
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Last updated
2020-05-22
Database
Coronavirus Research Database