R Patanavanich, SA Glantz - Nicotine and tobacco research, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Smoking depresses pulmonary immune function and is a risk factor contracting other infectious diseases and more serious outcomes among people who become infected …
C Haddad, S Bou Malhab, H Sacre… - Tobacco use …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Smoking affects a person's overall health and damages nearly every organ of the body. Since smoking tobacco affects and damages the lungs, it increases the risk of respiratory …
R Patanavanich, T Siripoon… - Nicotine and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Current evidence indicates that smoking worsens COVID-19 outcomes. However, when studies restricted their analyses to current smokers, the risks for COVID-19 …
A Israel, E Feldhamer, A Lahad, D Levin-Zamir, G Lavie - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
BACKGROUND Smokers are generally more susceptible to infectious respiratory diseases and are at higher risk of developing severe complications from these infections. Conflicting …
R Patanavanich, SA Glantz - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Smoking impairs lung immune function and damages upper airways, increasing risks of contracting and severity of infectious diseases. This paper quantifies the …
World Health Organization - 2020 - escholarship.org
Background The harms of tobacco use are well-established. Tobacco causes 8 million deaths every year from cardiovascular diseases, lung disorders, cancers, diabetes, and …
S Gallus, M Scala, I Possenti, CM Jarach… - European …, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The association between current smoking and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) progression remains uncertain. We aim to provide up-to-date evidence of the role of …
EJ Grundy, T Suddek, FT Filippidis… - Tobacco induced …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
METHODS Publications were identified utilising a systematic search approach on PUBMED and Google Scholar. Publications presenting a systematic review or meta-analysis …
DP Neira, A Watts, J Seashore, E Polychronopoulou… - Respiratory …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rationale The association between smoking status and severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains controversial. Objective To assess the risk of hospitalization (as a …