Abstract:Background: Because of the racial and regional inequalities regarding COVID-19, more research is required to deconstruct how the pandemic impacted different populations. This study explores differences in COVID-19 in-hospital mortality rates by patient and hospital factors. Hospital factors are differences in mortality by rurality level, region, and census division.
Methods: The latest 2020 United States NIS data was used to obtain a population-based estimate for patients with COVID-19. We conducted a cross-s… Show more
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