How Do Presenting Symptoms and Outcomes Differ by Race/Ethnicity Among Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection? Experience in Massachusetts

Abstract

Population-based literature suggests severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection may disproportionately affect racial/ethnic minorities; however, patient-level observations of hospitalization outcomes by race/ethnicity are limited. Our aim in this study was to characterize coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–associated morbidity and in-hospital mortality by race/ethnicity.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Aug 22, 2020
Source ID
10.1093/cid/ciaa1245

Entities

People

  • Ahmad Najdat Bazarbashi
  • Cheikh Njie
  • Danny Wong
  • Joyce C Zhou
  • Kelly E Hathorn
  • Lin Shen
  • Nicolette J Rodriguez
  • Quoc-Dien Trinh
  • Thomas R McCarty
  • Valerie E Stone
  • Walker D Redd
  • Walter W Chan

Organizations

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
  • Defense Health Agency
  • Harvard Medical School
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Vattikuti Urology Institute

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Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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