Why Do Some Reports Claim that the Number of COVID-19 Hospitalized Smokers is Smaller than Expected?

Researchers believe that smoking might increase the severity of infections caused by SARS-CoV-2 by altering the viability and integrity of the BBB, while promoting the expression of ACE2 in endothelial cells, glia, and neurons. Moreover, as smoking increases the blood circulatory level of VWF and de...

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Main Authors: J J Bevelacqua, S M Masoompour, S A R Mortazavi, S M J Mortazavi
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering
Subjects:
covid-19
hospitalization
smoking
nicotine
alpha particles
let
Online Access:https://jbpe.sums.ac.ir/article_46916_142ec0904610d0833d9694a4fb1d62a2.pdf
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