The Young were not Spared: What Death Certificates Reveal about Non-Covid Excess Deaths
From April 2020 through at least the end of 2021, Americans died from non-Covid causes at an average annual rate of 97 000 in excess of previous trends. Hypertension and heart disease deaths combined were elevated 32 000. Diabetes or obesity, drug-induced causes, and alcohol-induced causes were each...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2022-12-01
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Series: | Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580221139016 |