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Smoking and epidemic influenza-like illness in female military recruits: a brief survey

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  • Kark, J.D.
  • Lebiush, M.

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An outbreak of influenza-like disease caused illness among 48 per cent of 173 female military recruits, 35 per cent of whom smoked cigarettes. The risk of influenza-like illness was greater in smokers (60.0 per cent) than in nonsmokers (41.6 per cent), with a risk ratio of 1.44 (95 per cent CL 1.03-2.01). Among those ill, a significantly greater proportion of smokers visited the clinic than nonsmokers. This could have been due to more severe illness among smokers, or to a greater tendency to visit the physician. The proportion of influenza-like disease attributable to smoking in this population was 13 per cent.

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  • Kark, J.D. & Lebiush, M., 1981. "Smoking and epidemic influenza-like illness in female military recruits: a brief survey," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 71(5), pages 530-532.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.71.5.530_9
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.71.5.530
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