Fig. 1: Burden of smoking in COVID-19 patients and role of smoking cessation. | npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine

Fig. 1: Burden of smoking in COVID-19 patients and role of smoking cessation.

From: Smoking cessation during COVID-19: the top to-do list

Fig. 1

Smoking is associated with increased risk of severe COVID-19 and mortality that are linked with ACE 2 overexpression and frequent hand to mouth movement. The health cost of COVD-19-associated morbidity can be reduced via the promotion of smoking cessation through apps, public health campaigns, telehealth models and the hospital quality measures.

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