The Impact of Smoking, Comorbidities, and Race/Ethnicity on COVID-19 Infection and Disease Severity

Description

Using electronic health records data collected from a large healthcare system in Northern California, we will study the impact of patient tobacco use, comorbidities, and race/ethnicity on COVID-19 infection and disease severity.

Principal Investigator

Jiang Li, Ph.D., MPH

Funder

UC Office of the President, Research Grants Program Office

Research Topics

COVID-19
Cardiovascular Diseases
Health Disparities
Lung Cancer
Lung Diseases
Medical Informatics
Mental Health
Smoking

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