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How many infants may have died in low-income and middle-income countries in 2020 due to the economic contraction accompanying the COVID-19 pandemic? Mortality projections based on forecasted declines in economic growth

OBJECTIVES: While COVID-19 has a relatively small direct impact on infant mortality, the pandemic is expected to indirectly increase mortality of this vulnerable group in low-income and middle-income countries through its effects on the economy and health system performance. Previous studies project...

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Autores principales: Shapira, Gil, de Walque, Damien, Friedman, Jed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8413467/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34429282
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050551