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

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Published
15 July 2020
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COVID-19 - Collection of articles on the Coronavirus outbreak

Abstract

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....

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