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Clinical features of COVID-19 in Ghana: symptomatology, illness severity and comorbid non-communicable diseases

OBJECTIVE: This analysis described the clinical features of COVID-19 in the early phase of the pandemic in Ghana. METHODS: Data were extracted from two national COVID-19 treatment centers in Ghana for over 11 weeks(from March to May 2020). Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed. Modif...

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Autores principales:	Oduro-Mensah, Ebenezer, Tetteh, John, Adomako, Isaac, Adjei-Mensah, Evelyn, Owoo, Christian, Yawson, Anita O, Oliver-Commey, Joseph A, Puplampu, Peter, Samba, Ali, Yawson, Alfred E, Lartey, Margaret
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Ghana Medical Association 2020
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8087366/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33976438 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v54i4s.5

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