Nicotine and Bone Health with Dr. Jocelyn Wittstein

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The episode discusses the impact of nicotine on bone health with expert Dr. Jocelyn Wittstein.

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People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Jocelyn Wittstein

Topics covered

• nicotine
• bone health
• sports medicine
• athlete care
• injury prevention

Keywords

• nicotine
• bone density
• healing
• sports medicine
• orthopaedic surgery

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Duke University

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