All-cause mortality supports the COVID-19 mortality in Belgium and comparison with major fatal events of the last century
Abstract Background The COVID-19 mortality rate in Belgium has been ranked among the highest in the world. To assess the appropriateness of the country’s COVID-19 mortality surveillance, that includes long-term care facilities deaths and deaths in possible cases, the number of COVID-19 deaths was compared with the number of deaths from all-cause mortality. Mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic was also compared with historical mortality rates from the last century including those of the Spanish influenza pandemic. Methods Excess mortality predictions and COVID-19 mortality data were analysed... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Archives of Public Health, Vol 78, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2020) |
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BMC
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Schlagwörter: | COVID-19 / Mortality / All-cause mortality / Excess mortality / Pandemic / Public aspects of medicine / RA1-1270 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27392007 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-020-00496-x |