Covid-19 and ex-smokers: an underestimated prognostic factor?

Dear Editor, The recent and explosive worldwide outbreak of Covid-19 leads many scientists and clinicians to identify the most responsible triggering risk factors in individuals without comorbidities, as well as potential prognostic factors. A notable field of research has been conducted on the ro...

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Main Authors: Pierluigi Carratù, Roberto Boffi, Silvano Dragonieri, Elena Munarini, Chiara Veronese, Piero Portincasa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2020-07-01
Series:Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
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Online Access:https://monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/1463
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spelling doaj-2b44d09a56734292ba542dcb03eb303c2020-11-25T02:59:53ZengPAGEPress PublicationsMonaldi Archives for Chest Disease1122-06432532-52642020-07-0190310.4081/monaldi.2020.1463Covid-19 and ex-smokers: an underestimated prognostic factor?Pierluigi Carratù0Roberto Boffi1Silvano Dragonieri2Elena Munarini3Chiara Veronese4Piero Portincasa5Division of Internal Medicine, Clinica Medica “A. Murri”; Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, “Aldo Moro” University of BariPneumology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, MilanInstitute of Respiratory Disease, Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, “Aldo Moro” University of Bari Pneumology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, MilanPneumology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, MilanDivision of Internal Medicine, Clinica Medica “A. Murri”; Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, “Aldo Moro” University of BariDear Editor, The recent and explosive worldwide outbreak of Covid-19 leads many scientists and clinicians to identify the most responsible triggering risk factors in individuals without comorbidities, as well as potential prognostic factors. A notable field of research has been conducted on the role of smoking, which has been initially hypothesized as being a protective factor for Covid-19.... https://monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/1463Covid-19smoking habit
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author Pierluigi Carratù
Roberto Boffi
Silvano Dragonieri
Elena Munarini
Chiara Veronese
Piero Portincasa
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Roberto Boffi
Silvano Dragonieri
Elena Munarini
Chiara Veronese
Piero Portincasa
Covid-19 and ex-smokers: an underestimated prognostic factor?
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
Covid-19
smoking habit
author_facet Pierluigi Carratù
Roberto Boffi
Silvano Dragonieri
Elena Munarini
Chiara Veronese
Piero Portincasa
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title Covid-19 and ex-smokers: an underestimated prognostic factor?
title_short Covid-19 and ex-smokers: an underestimated prognostic factor?
title_full Covid-19 and ex-smokers: an underestimated prognostic factor?
title_fullStr Covid-19 and ex-smokers: an underestimated prognostic factor?
title_full_unstemmed Covid-19 and ex-smokers: an underestimated prognostic factor?
title_sort covid-19 and ex-smokers: an underestimated prognostic factor?
publisher PAGEPress Publications
series Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
issn 1122-0643
2532-5264
publishDate 2020-07-01
description Dear Editor, The recent and explosive worldwide outbreak of Covid-19 leads many scientists and clinicians to identify the most responsible triggering risk factors in individuals without comorbidities, as well as potential prognostic factors. A notable field of research has been conducted on the role of smoking, which has been initially hypothesized as being a protective factor for Covid-19....
topic Covid-19
smoking habit
url https://monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/1463
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