Active smoking is associated with severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): An update of a meta-analysis

Fei R Guo^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Family Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan.
² Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan.

Fei R Guo. Tob Induc Dis. 2020.

. 2020 May 6:18:37.

doi: 10.18332/tid/121915. eCollection 2020.

Fei R Guo^{1

2}

¹ Department of Family Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan.
² Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan.

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Keywords: COVID-19; meta-analysis; smoking.

Conflict of interest statement

The author has completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest and none was reported.

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