Estimating total excess mortality during a COVID-19 outbreak in Stockholm, Sweden

Total excess mortality peaked during a COVID19 outbreak in Stockholm, but 25% of these deaths were not recognized as Covid-19-related nor occurred in hospitals. Estimate of total excess mortality may give a more comprehensive picture of the total disease burden during a COVID19 outbreak, and may fac...

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Autores principales: Pimenoff, Ville N, Elfström, Miriam, Baussano, Iacopo, Björnstedt, Mikael, Dillner, Joakim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7665438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33070183
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1593
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Sumario:Total excess mortality peaked during a COVID19 outbreak in Stockholm, but 25% of these deaths were not recognized as Covid-19-related nor occurred in hospitals. Estimate of total excess mortality may give a more comprehensive picture of the total disease burden during a COVID19 outbreak, and may facilitate managing future outbreaks.

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