Is smoking a major risk factor for COVID-19 infection and severe disease?

F. Filippidis (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Smoking, nicotine and COVID-19 myths and facts. What is the evidence?
Session: Smoking, nicotine and COVID-19 myths and facts. What is the evidence?
Session type: Expert view
Number: 4070
Disease area: Airway diseases

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