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. 2020 Jun 2;323(21):2195-2198.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.7202.

Characteristics of Hospitalized Adults With COVID-19 in an Integrated Health Care System in California

Laura C Myers  1 , Stephen M Parodi  1 , Gabriel J Escobar  1 , Vincent X Liu  1
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Characteristics of Hospitalized Adults With COVID-19 in an Integrated Health Care System in California

Laura C Myers et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This case series characterizes the demographics, health services use, and vital status and discharge dispositions of patients with polymerase chain reaction–confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalized in the Kaiser Permanente Northern California health system in March 2020.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Liu reported receiving a grant from the National Institutes of Health (R35GM128672) during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Distribution by Age Group of Adult Patients Admitted to General Ward and Intensive Care Unit With Coronavirus Disease 2019
Patients treated in intermediate care units are grouped under general ward.
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