Comparison of years of life lost to 1,565 suicides versus 10,650 COVID-19 deaths in 2020 in Sweden: four times more years of life lost per suicide than per COVID-19 death
Background: The burden of disease from the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is large; however, suicide affects the population year after year. From a public health perspective, it is important to not neglect contributors to the total burden of disease. The aim of...
Main Authors: | Rickard Ljung, Maria Grünewald, Anders Sundström, Lena Thunander Sundbom, Björn Zethelius |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Upsala Medical Society
2022-05-01
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Series: | Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://ujms.net/index.php/ujms/article/view/8533/14554 |
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