Cigarette smoking and risk of severe infectious respiratory diseases in UK adults: 12-year follow-up of UK biobank.

Luke J McGeochStephanie RossM Sofia Massa Sarah LewingtonRobert Clarke

Published in: Journal of public health (Oxford, England) (2023)

Current cigarette smoking was positively associated with higher rates of IRD and the findings extend indications for tobacco control measures and vaccination of current smokers for prevention of severe IRD.

Keyphrases

early onset
cross sectional
smoking cessation
drug induced
respiratory tract