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Survival, mortality, and related comorbidities among COVID-19 patients in Saudi Arabia

A hospital-based retrospective cohort study

Mohammad A. AL-Ghamdi, Rajaa M. Al-Raddadi, Iman K. Ramadan, Ahmad A. Mirza, Hanan A. Alsaab, Hani F. Alobaidi and Mohammed Y. Bin Hayd
Saudi Medical Journal August 2022, 43 (8) 915-926; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.8.20220182

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