Does Tobacco Use Enhance the Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Evidence from Eastern Indian Population.

Arpita Rai Nishant Mehta Ansul Kumar Lakhan Majhee Pratik Verma Priyanka Singh Zeya Ul Haque

Published in: Addiction & health (2023)

The COVID-19 positivity rate was significantly higher in tobacco users, especially in current tobacco users as compared to former users. Nevertheless, gender and occupation had no significant effect on COVID-19 incidence in this study.

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