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Comment
. 2021 Jun;116(6):1369-1370.
doi: 10.1111/add.15356. Epub 2020 Dec 25.

Commentary on Simons et al. Public health implications of the suggested association between nicotine, smoking and infection with SARS-CoV-2

Yael Bar-Zeev  1
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Commentary on Simons et al. Public health implications of the suggested association between nicotine, smoking and infection with SARS-CoV-2

Yael Bar-Zeev. Addiction. 2021 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; electronic cigarettes; nicotine; public health; smoking; smoking cessation.

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