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<journal-id>1029-3043</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Medicentro Electrónica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Medicentro Electrónica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1029-3043</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1029-30432022000200514</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[COVID -19. El riesgo de la mortalidad]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[COVID-19 mortality risk]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez Padrón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gretza]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Quirós Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Dirección Provincial de Salud  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santa Clara Villa Clara]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Provincial de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santa Clara Villa Clara]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>26</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>514</fpage>
<lpage>519</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
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