Investigating Unhealthy Alcohol Use As an Independent Risk Factor for Increased COVID-19 Disease Severity: Observational Cross-sectional Study

Investigating Unhealthy Alcohol Use As an Independent Risk Factor for Increased COVID-19 Disease Severity: Observational Cross-sectional Study

BackgroundUnhealthy alcohol use (UAU) is known to disrupt pulmonary immune mechanisms and increase the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome in patients with pneumonia; however, little is known about the effects of UAU on outcomes in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. To...

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Main Authors: Sameer Bhalla, Brihat Sharma, Dale Smith, Randy Boley, Connor McCluskey, Yousaf Ilyas, Majid Afshar, Robert Balk, Niranjan Karnik, Ali Keshavarzian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2021-11-01
Series:JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
Online Access:https://publichealth.jmir.org/2021/11/e33022

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