Smoking cessation in the elderly as a sign of susceptibility to symptomatic COVID-19 reinfection in the United States

BackgroundWe aimed to clarify the relationship between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reinfection and basic disease and smoking status.MethodsThe electronic health records of 165,320 patients with COVID-19 from January 1, 2020, to August 27, 2021, were analyzed. Data on age, race, sex, smoking...

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Main Authors: Wataru Ando, Takeshi Horii, Mitsuki Jimbo, Takayuki Uematsu, Koichiro Atsuda, Hideaki Hanaki, Katsuya Otori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.985494/full