COVID-19 deaths in people with intellectual disability in the UK and Ireland: descriptive study

COVID-19 deaths in people with intellectual disability in the UK and Ireland: descriptive study

Background Rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected people with intellectual disability disproportionately. Existing data does not provide enough information to understand factors associated with increased deaths in those with intellectual disability. Establishing who is at h...

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Main Authors: Bhathika Perera, Richard Laugharne, William Henley, Abigail Zabel, Kirsten Lamb, David Branford, Ken Courtanay, Regi Alexander, Kiran Purandare, Anusha Wijeratne, Vishwa Radhakrishnan, Eileen McNamara, Youshan Daureeawoo, Indermeet Sawhney, Mark Scheepers, Gordon Taylor, Rohit Shankar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2020-11-01
Series:BJPsych Open
Subjects:
COVID-19
intellectual disability deaths
premature mortality
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472420001027/type/journal_article

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