哥伦比亚与多维贫困,种族和武装冲突相关的COVID-19死亡率:基于国家记录的回顾性观察研究

Claudia Inés Birchenall-Jiménez1,2, Wilson Giovanni Jiménez-Barbosa3, Javier Riascos-Ochoa3

  • 1Intensive Care Department, Hospital Universitario Mayor-Mederi, Bogotá, Colombia.

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概括

哥伦比亚的COVID-19死亡率不成比例地影响了非裔哥伦比亚人和土著人口,以及冲突地区的人口. 这些发现强调了公共卫生政策需要解决根深蒂固的社会经济和种族不平等的问题.

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