Clinical Characteristics and Mortality Predictors of COVID-19 Patients Hospitalized at Nationally-Designated Treatment Hospitals.
CONCLUSION: Patients aged ≥ 70 years, those with fever on admission, and patients with an underlying malignancy or diabetes were found to be more likely to succumb to COVID-19. Elderly in care facilities or hospitalized patients with an underlying disease should receive more attention and be considered for preventive quarantine.
PMID: 32924343 [PubMed - in process]
Source: J Korean Med Sci - Category: General Medicine Authors: Moon SS, Lee K, Park J, Yun S, Lee YS, Lee DS Tags: J Korean Med Sci Source Type: research
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