Regional variation in COVID-19 positive hospitalisation across Scotland during the first wave of the pandemic and its relation to population density: A cross-sectional observation study

• Andrew Rideout,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries, Scotland

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• Calum Murray,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Education Centre, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries, Scotland

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• Chris Isles

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: christopher.isles@nhs.scot

  Affiliation Medical Unit, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries, Scotland

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7830-7561

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