The Paradox of the Low Prevalence of Current Smokers Among COVID-19 Patients Hospitalized in Nonintensive Care Wards: Results From an Italian Multicenter Case-Control Study.

Simone Meini Alberto FortiniRoberto AndreiniLeonardo Alberto SechiCarlo Tascini

Published in: Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (2021)

An unexpectedly low prevalence of current smokers among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in some Italian nonintensive care wards is reported. This finding could be a stimulus for the generation of novel hypotheses on individual predisposition and possible strategies for reducing the risk of infection from SARS-CoV-2 and needs to be confirmed by further larger studies designed with adequate methodology.

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respiratory syndrome coronavirus
smoking cessation
quality improvement
coronavirus disease
affordable care act
pain management
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