Pana, Tiberiu ABhattacharya, SohineeGamble, David TPasdar, ZahraSzlachetka, Weronika APerdomo-Lampignano, Jesus AEwers, Kai DMcLernon, David JMyint, Phyo K2021-02-042021-02-042021-02-03Pana, T A, Bhattacharya, S, Gamble, D T, Pasdar, Z, Szlachetka, W A, Perdomo-Lampignano, J A, Ewers, K D, McLernon, D J & Myint, P K 2021, 'Country-level determinants of the severity of the first global wave of the COVID-19 pandemic : an ecological study', BMJ Open, vol. 11, no. 2, e042034. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-0420342044-6055RIS: urn:96A09760AA7534E40FEE3843F48D773EORCID: /0000-0001-8905-2429/work/88320367ORCID: /0000-0002-1423-8111/work/96652733ORCID: /0000-0003-3852-6158/work/163199036https://hdl.handle.net/2164/15780Acknowledgements We would like to thank Dr Kathryn Martin, who provided valuable advice in study design. Funding This work was supported by the Aberdeen Clinical Academic Training Scheme.101978858engSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communitiesepidemiologyinfectious diseasespublic healthTemperatureAge FactorsHumansMiddle AgedMaleYoung AdultSARS-CoV-2COVID-19/epidemiologyEurope/epidemiologyPopulation DensityPandemics/statistics & numerical dataAdultAsia/epidemiologyFemaleNeoplasms/epidemiologyBody Mass IndexDiabetes Mellitus/epidemiologyAir Pollution/statistics & numerical dataHypertension/epidemiologySocial Determinants of Health/statistics & numerical dataSmoking/epidemiologyTravelAfrica/epidemiologyAgedAmericas/epidemiologyR MedicineGeneral MedicineSupplementary DataRJournal article10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042034http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85100457907&partnerID=8YFLogxK112