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• Is smoking tobacco an independent risk factor for HIV infection and progression to AIDS? 

Sex Transm Infect. Published Online First: 21 August 2006. doi:10.1136/sti.2005.019505
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Author: Andrew S Furber 1*, Ravi Maheswaran 2, Chris J Carroll 2 and James N Newell 3

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Conclusions: Tobacco smoking may be an independent risk factor for HIV infection although residual confounding is another possible explanation. Smoking did not appear to be related to progression to AIDS although this finding may not be true in developing countries or with the longer life expectancies seen with Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy.

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