The relationship between nicotine dependence level and community-acquired pneumonia in young soldiers: A case control study

Internal Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 2117-2120

  Tas, Dilaver ^a   Sevketbeyoglu, Haldun ^b   Aydin, Ahmet Fakih ^b   Celik, Kamil ^b   Karaca, Mehmet Ali ^b  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Izmir Military Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia; Nicotine dependence level; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING; SOLDIER; SPUTUM CULTURE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61749099568     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.47.1219     Document Type: Article

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