• Monaldi Arch Chest Dis · Jul 2020

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

    • Pierluigi Carratù, Roberto Boffi, Silvano Dragonieri, Elena Munarini, Chiara Veronese, and Piero Portincasa.
    • Division of Internal Medicine, Clinica Medica "A. Murri"; Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, "Aldo Moro" University of Bari. pierluigi.carratu@uniba.it.
    • Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020 Jul 15; 90 (3).

    AbstractDear 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....

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