id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-334280-qs40g1fz Jella, Tarun K. Geospatial Distribution of Neurosurgeons Age 60 and Above Relative to the Spread of COVID-19 2020-10-14 .txt text/plain 1737 89 59 Objective To perform an ecological study in order to analyze the geospatial distribution of neurosurgeons ≥ 60 years old and compare these data with the spread of COVID-19 across the; U.S. Methods Data regarding the distribution of COVID-19 cases was collected from the Environmental Systems Research Institute and demographic statistics from the American Association of Medical Colleges 2019State Workforce Reports. Results As of July 5, 2020, the 10 states with the highest number of COVID-19 cases showed older neurosurgical workforce proportions (the proportion of active surgeons aged 60 years or older) ranging from 20.6% to 38.9%. As 80 a result, this study was performed in order to establish first the geographical distribution of 81 neurosurgeons aged 60 years or older and, secondly, to compare this data to the distribution of 82 COVID-19 cases across the country. ./cache/cord-334280-qs40g1fz.txt ./txt/cord-334280-qs40g1fz.txt