COVID-19 mortality, excess mortality, deaths per million and infection fatality ratio, Belgium, 9 March 2020 to 28 June 2020
Background: COVID-19 mortality, excess mortality, deaths per million population (DPM), infection fatality ratio (IFR) and case fatality ratio (CFR) are reported and compared for many countries globally. These measures may appear objective, however, they should be interpreted with caution. Aim: We examined reported COVID-19-related mortality in Belgium from 9 March 2020 to 28 June 2020, placing it against the background of excess mortality and compared the DPM and IFR between countries and within subgroups. Methods: The relation between COVID-19-related mortality and excess mortality was evalua... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journalarticle |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2022 |
Schlagwörter: | Medicine and Health Sciences / COVID-19 / Excess mortality / Nursing homes |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28551911 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8741680 |