COVID-19 in the Tibet, China, the roof of the world: a comparative analysis of high-altitude residents and newcomers
High-altitude residents and newcomer patients exhibit clinical similarities. However, the clinical characteristics of high-altitude newcomers and lowlander patients differ due to the impact of the high-altitude environment. These results highlight potential considerations for public health strategies in high-altitude regions such as Tibet.
Authors
- Qidi Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6698-4290)
- Qiangrong Zhai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6726-8058)
- Xiaosong Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1016-8480)
- Jingting Yan
- La Ba
- Weikai Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6842-9047)
- Ci Qu
- Zhenxing Zhou
- Gang Tian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3455-2167)
- Qiao-Xia Luo
- Ying Shan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3253-3197)
- Qian Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-4723)
- Xiaoli Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5835-6219)
- Dongmei Liu
- Xiaoyao Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7199-5944)
- Langjie Thuen
- Tashi Pingcuo
- Jian Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2962-4979)
- Xin Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7840-9143)
- Yanfei Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9211-3952)
- Wei Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4807-205X)
- Xinxin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6924-745X)
Institutions
- BGI Group (China) (CN)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CN)
- Peking University Shenzhen Hospital (CN)
- Tibet Autonomous Region People's Hospital (CN)
- Hainan Medical University (CN)
- South China University of Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09831-x
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- High Altitude and Hypoxia
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.10
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province
- Hainan Medical University
- Peking University
- Science, Technology and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality