Risk factors of severe COVID-19: a review of host, viral and environmental factors

L Zsichla, V Müller - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The clinical course and outcome of COVID-19 are highly variable, ranging from
asymptomatic infections to severe disease and death. Understanding the risk factors of …

Incorporating social vulnerability in infectious disease mathematical modelling: a scoping review

M Naidoo, W Shephard, I Kambewe, N Mtshali, S Cope… - BMC medicine, 2024 - Springer
Background Highlighted by the rise of COVID-19, climate change, and conflict, socially
vulnerable populations are least resilient to disaster. In infectious disease management …

Spatial and temporal fluctuations in COVID-19 fatality rates in Brazilian hospitals

A Brizzi, C Whittaker, LMS Servo, I Hawryluk… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Gamma variant of
concern has spread rapidly across Brazil since late 2020, causing substantial infection and …

[图书][B] The economics of health and health care

S Folland, AC Goodman, M Stano, S Danagoulian - 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
The Economics of Health and Health Care is the market-leading health economics textbook,
providing comprehensive coverage of all the key topics, and balancing economic theory …

Geographic access to COVID-19 healthcare in Brazil using a balanced float catchment area approach

RHM Pereira, CKV Braga, LM Servo, B Serra… - Social Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
The rapid spread of COVID-19 across the world has raised concerns about the
responsiveness of cities and healthcare systems during pandemics. Recent studies try to …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical, sociodemographic and environmental factors impact post-COVID-19 syndrome

JC Ferreira, TCL Moreira, AL de Araújo… - Journal of Global …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Sociodemographic and environmental factors are associated with incidence,
severity, and mortality of COVID-19. However, little is known about the role of such factors in …

Brazil needs a coordinated and cooperative approach to tackle COVID-19

LG Barberia, SF Costa, EC Sabino - Nature Medicine, 2021 - nature.com
To the Editor—After more than 14 months under siege, Brazilians continue to suffer as they
see thousands of people dying every day, killed by the fast-moving respiratory pathogen …

Communication inequalities and health disparities among vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 pandemic-a scoping review of qualitative and quantitative evidence

C Häfliger, N Diviani, S Rubinelli - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated health disparities in vulnerable
groups (eg, increased infection, hospitalization, and mortality rates in people with lower …

SARS-CoV-2 antibody dynamics in blood donors and COVID-19 epidemiology in eight Brazilian state capitals: A serial cross-sectional study

CA Prete Jr, LF Buss, C Whittaker, T Salomon… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Background: The COVID-19 situation in Brazil is complex due to large differences in the
shape and size of regional epidemics. Understanding these patterns is crucial to understand …

Disparities in excess mortality between indigenous and non-indigenous Brazilians in 2020: measuring the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

GH Soares, L Jamieson, MGH Biazevic… - Journal of racial and …, 2021 - Springer
This study aimed to estimate the number of excess deaths among Indigenous Peoples
associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and to assess the disparities in excess …