COVID-19 mortality risk for older men and women

COVID-19 mortality risk for older men and women

Abstract Background Case-fatality from COVID-19 has been reported to be relatively high in patients age 65 years or older. We sought to determine the age-specific rates of COVID-19 mortality at the population level. Methods We obtained information regarding the total number of COVID-19 reported deat...

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Main Authors: N. David Yanez, Noel S. Weiss, Jacques-André Romand, Miriam M. Treggiari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Age
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-CoronaVirus-2, epidemiology
Pandemic
Population health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09826-8

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