Effect of altitude on COVID-19 mortality in Ecuador: an ecological study

• Main Authors: Adriana Campos (Author), Bridget Scheveck (Author), Jeegan Parikh (Author), Santiago Hernandez-Bojorge (Author), Enrique Terán (Author), Ricardo Izurieta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic has claimed nearly 900,000 lives worldwide and infected more than 27 million people. Researchers worldwide are studying ways to decrease SARS-CoV-2 transmission and COVID-19 related deaths. Several studies found altitude having a negative associat...