A world apart: Levels and determinants of excess mortality due to COVID-19 in care homes: The case of the Belgian region of Wallonia during the spring 2020 wave
Background : In Western countries, COVID-19 has been particularly deadly for care home residents. Objective : To understand the role of age and sex structures, health frailty, and contamination dynamics in COVID-19 mortality in populations living inside and outside care homes. Methods : We compared COVID-19 death data recorded in March-June 2020 in Wallonia (southern Belgium) for populations living inside and outside care homes, using annual death data (all-cause mortality in 2017) to assess the health condition of each population. Results : Sixty-four percent of COVID-19 deaths were residents... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Demographic Research, Vol 45, p 33 (2021) |
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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Schlagwörter: | age / belgium / covid-19 / gender / mortality / nursing home / Demography. Population. Vital events / HB848-3697 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27287429 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.4054/DemRes.2021.45.33 |