A More Accurate Measurement of the Burden of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Hospitalizations

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
² Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
³ Department of Medical Education, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
⁴ LAC+USC Medical Center, Department of Health Services of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Christina Vu et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022.

. 2022 Jul 5;9(7):ofac332.

doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofac332. eCollection 2022 Jul.

¹ Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
² Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
³ Department of Medical Education, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
⁴ LAC+USC Medical Center, Department of Health Services of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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