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Why is the number of COVID-19 cases lower than expected in Sub-Saharan Africa? A cross-sectional analysis of the role of demographic and geographic factors
Unlike initially predicted by WHO, the severity of the novel coronavirus pandemic has remained relatively low in Sub-Saharan Africa, more than two months after the first confirmed cases were identified. In this paper, we analyze the extent to which demographic and geographic factors associated to th...
Autores principales: | Nguimkeu, Pierre, Tadadjeu, Sosson |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier Ltd.
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7577660/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33106726 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105251 |
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