Mortality Attributed to COVID-19 in High-Altitude Populations

Published: Jun 12, 2020
Abstract
Background: Since partial oxygen pressure decreases as altitude increases, environmental hypoxia could worsen COVID-19 patient's hypoxemia. We compared COVID-19 mortality at different altitudes. Methods: Retrospective analysis of population-level data on COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. (1,016 counties) and Mexico (567 municipalities). Mixed-model Poisson regression analysis of the association between altitude and COVID-19 mortality using...
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Title
Mortality Attributed to COVID-19 in High-Altitude Populations
Published Date
Jun 12, 2020
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