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Epidemiology
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Factors associated with COVID-19 infections and mortality in Africa: a cross-sectional study using publicly available data

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  • Charles Okeahalam School of Economics and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Victor Williams School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Kennedy Otwombe School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaPerinatal HIV Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Kennedy Otwombe; otwombeK{at}phru.co.za
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Okeahalam C, Williams V, Otwombe K
Factors associated with COVID-19 infections and mortality in Africa: a cross-sectional study using publicly available data
BMJ Open 2020;10:e042750. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042750

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  • Received July 18, 2020
  • Revised October 7, 2020
  • Accepted October 12, 2020
  • First published November 11, 2020.
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October 18, 2023
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