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Study of 17 Million Identifies Crucial Risk Factors for Coronavirus Deaths

July 9, 2020

Sharrelle Barber, ScD, an assistant research professor, and Usama Bilal, PhD, MD, an assistant professor, both in the Dornsife School of Public Health, were quoted in a July 8 New York Times article and a July 9 PennLive article about a new study on who what makes someone most at risk of dying from COVID-19.

Link to story (New York Times)

Link to story (Penn Live)

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