COVID-19 Disease Course in Former Smokers, Smokers and COPD Patients

The severe respiratory and systemic disease named coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Currently, the COVID-19 pandemic presents a huge social and health challenge worldwide. Many different risk factors are associated with...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Wesley Alberca, Júlia Cataldo Lima, Emily Araujo de Oliveira, Sarah Cristina Gozzi-Silva, Yasmim Álefe Leuzzi Ramos, Milena Mary de Souza Andrade, Danielle Rosa Beserra, Luana de Mendonça Oliveira, Anna Cláudia Calvielli Castelo Branco, Anna Julia Pietrobon, Nátalli Zanete Pereira, Franciane Mouradian Emidio Teixeira, Iara Grigoletto Fernandes, Alberto José da Silva Duarte, Gil Benard, Maria Notomi Sato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2020.637627/full