Smoking habits in HIV-infected people compared with the general population in Italy: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Giuseppe Vittorio De Socio (Author), Marta Pasqualini (Author), Elena Ricci (Author), Paolo Maggi (Author), Giancarlo Orofino (Author), Nicola Squillace (Author), Barbara Menzaghi (Author), Giordano Madeddu (Author), Lucia Taramasso (Author), Daniela Francisci (Author), Paolo Bonfanti (Author), Francesca Vichi (Author), Marco dell'Omo (Author), Luca Pieroni (Author), On behalf of CISAI study group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Tobacco use is a leading cause of preventable diseases and death for all individuals, even more so for people living with HIV (PLWH), due to their status of chronic inflammation. To date, in Italy no study was performed to compare smoking habits in PLWH and the general population...