Factors associated with excess all-cause mortality in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: A time series analysis using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

<h4>Background</h4>Excess mortality captures the total effect of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on mortality and is not affected by misspecification of cause of death. We aimed to describe how health and demographic factors were associated with excess mortality during,...

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Main Authors: Helen Strongman, Helena Carreira, Bianca L De Stavola, Krishnan Bhaskaran, David A Leon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003870