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County-Level Association of Social Vulnerability with COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in the USA

Authors: Rohan Khazanchi, BA, Evan R. Beiter, BA, Suhas Gondi, BA, Adam L. Beckman, BS, Alyssa Bilinski, MS, Ishani Ganguli, MD, MPH

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 9/2020

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In past pandemics, vulnerable populations faced greater disease burden and decreased testing and treatment access.¹ As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads in the USA, concern is growing that even the early stages of this pandemic have disproportionately impacted vulnerable communities.^2‐4 However, the relationship between social vulnerability and COVID-19 diagnosis and mortality in rural and urban communities remains unknown. …

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Title: County-Level Association of Social Vulnerability with COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in the USA
Authors: Rohan Khazanchi, BA
Evan R. Beiter, BA
Suhas Gondi, BA
Adam L. Beckman, BS
Alyssa Bilinski, MS
Ishani Ganguli, MD, MPH
Publication date: 01-09-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keyword: COVID-19
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 9/2020
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-05882-3

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