Ethnic and regional variations in hospital mortality from COVID-19 in Brazil: a cross-sectional observational study

Brazil ranks second worldwide in total number of COVID-19 cases and deaths. Understanding the possible socioeconomic and ethnic health inequities is particularly important given the diverse population and fragile political and economic situation. We aimed to characterise the COVID-19 pandemic in Bra...

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Published in:	The Lancet global health Vol. 8; no. 8; pp. e1018 - e1026
Main Authors:	Baqui, Pedro, Bica, Ioana, Marra, Valerio, Ercole, Ari, van der Schaar, Mihaela
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd Elsevier
Subjects:	Adult Aged Brazil - epidemiology Comorbidity Coronavirus Infections - ethnology Coronavirus Infections - mortality COVID-19 Cross-Sectional Studies Ethnic Groups - statistics & numerical data Female Health Status Disparities Hospital Mortality - ethnology Hospital Mortality - trends Humans Male Middle Aged Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral - ethnology Pneumonia, Viral - mortality Residence Characteristics - statistics & numerical data Socioeconomic Factors Brazil
ISSN:	2214-109X, 2214-109X
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