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Smoking Doubles the Mortality Risk in COVID-19: A Meta-Analysis of Recent Reports and Potential Mechanisms
Smokers are liable to die from COVID-19 infection.
This study performed a meta-analysis on data obtained from 10 studies that focused on the connection between smoking and the risk of dying from COVID-19 infection. More than 11,000 COVID-19 patients took part in these studies.
Researchers discovered that smokers were about two times more likely to die from COVID-19 infection than non-smokers. This meta-analysis concluded that "smoking, current or past, is associated with higher mortality in COVID-19 patients."
Research Summary Information
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2020
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Husam M Salah, Tanya Sharma, Jawahar Mehta
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Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA.
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