Aims To examine the associations between cigarette smoking, pipe/cigar smoking, and
years since quitting smoking, and inflammatory and haemostatic markers. Methods and …

Smoking is a major cause of both chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and
coronary heart disease, the latter being more common in individuals with COPD. Acute …

Objective Venous thrombosis is a relatively frequent and serious complication in systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE) that has been associated with the presence of antiphospholipid …

El uso del polvo de tabaco, practicado desde tiempos inmemoriales por los indígenas del
continente americano y de las islas del Caribe, fue introducido en Europa a fines del siglo …

The tobacco used for a long time by American and Caribbean natives was introduced into
Europe at the end of XV century, and essentially during the XVI century, by travelers …