Effect of tobacco smoking on the risk of developing community acquired pneumonia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

<h4>Aim</h4>To summarise and quantify the effect of tobacco smoking on the risk of developing community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adults.<h4>Methods</h4>We systematically searched MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsychINFO and Web of Science, from inception to October 2017, to iden...

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Main Authors: Vadsala Baskaran, Rachael L Murray, Abby Hunter, Wei Shen Lim, Tricia M McKeever
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220204