Mortality among US patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infection

What The Study Did:
This analysis evaluated in-hospital mortality rates for patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection over time and factors associated with changes were examined

Authors: 
Lyn Finelli, Dr.P.H., M.S., of Merck Research Labs in North Wales, Pennsylvania, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.6556)

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