Tobacco smoking causes secondary polycythemia and a mild leukocytosis among heavy smokers in Taif City in Saudi Arabia
Tobacco smoking is a common risk factor of cardiovascular diseases, cancers and heart health problems. In Taif, the number of secondary polycythemia patients is increasing dramatically and most of those patients are heavy smokers. Therefore, this study is an attempt to understand the pathophysiologi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X19302086 |