Continued Smoking in Lung Transplant Patients: A Cross Sectional Survey

Continued Smoking in Lung Transplant Patients: A Cross Sectional Survey

Smoking is associated with a higher incidence of post-lung transplantation complications and mortality. Prior to inclusion on the lung transplant waiting list in the Czech Republic, patients are supposed to be tobacco free for at least 6 months. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of smoking, va...

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Main Authors: Zmeškal Miroslav, Králíková Eva, Kurcová Ivana, Pafko Pavel, Lischke Robert, Fila Libor, Bartáková Lucie Valentová, Fraser Keely
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-03-01
Series:Slovenian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
smoking
transplantation
lung
kajenje
transplantacija
pljuča
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2016-0005

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