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Published on in Vol 7 , No 11 (2021) :November

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/33022, first published .
Investigating Unhealthy Alcohol Use As an Independent Risk Factor for Increased COVID-19 Disease Severity: Observational Cross-sectional Study

Investigating Unhealthy Alcohol Use As an Independent Risk Factor for Increased COVID-19 Disease Severity: Observational Cross-sectional Study

Investigating Unhealthy Alcohol Use As an Independent Risk Factor for Increased COVID-19 Disease Severity: Observational Cross-sectional Study

Authors of this article:

Sameer Bhalla 1 Author Orcid Image ;   Brihat Sharma 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Dale Smith 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Randy Boley 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Connor McCluskey 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Yousaf Ilyas 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Majid Afshar 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Robert Balk 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Niranjan Karnik 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Ali Keshavarzian 5 Author Orcid Image
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Sameer Bhalla   1 , MD ;   Brihat Sharma   2 , MS ;   Dale Smith   2 , PhD ;   Randy Boley   2 , BA ;   Connor McCluskey   2 , BS ;   Yousaf Ilyas   2 , BS ;   Majid Afshar   3 , MD ;   Robert Balk   4 , MD ;   Niranjan Karnik   2 , MD, PhD ;   Ali Keshavarzian   5 , MD

1 Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, US

2 Addiction Data Science Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, US

3 Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, US

4 Center for Integrated Microbiome and Chronobiology Research, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, US

5 Center for Circadian Rhythm and Alcohol-Induced Tissue Injury, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, US

Corresponding Author:

  • Ali Keshavarzian, MD
  • Center for Circadian Rhythm and Alcohol-Induced Tissue Injury
  • Rush University Medical Center
  • 1725 W Harrison St
  • Chicago, IL
  • US
  • Phone: 1 (312) 942-5861
  • Email: Ali_Keshavarzian@rush.edu