Association of Health Status and Nicotine Consumption with SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates

• Main Authors: Thomas J. Duszynski (Author), William Fadel (Author), Kara K. Wools-Kaloustian (Author), Brian E. Dixon (Author), Constantin Yiannoutsos (Author), Paul K. Halverson (Author), Nir Menachemi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Much of what is known about COVID-19 risk factors comes from patients with serious symptoms who test positive. While risk factors for hospitalization or death include chronic conditions and smoking; less is known about how health status or nicotine consumption is associated with...