Excess mortality during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the City of Frankfurt/Main, Germany, in 2020 and 2021, adjusted for age trends and pandemic phases

Excess mortality during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the City of Frankfurt/Main, Germany, in 2020 and 2021, adjusted for age trends and pandemic phases

Aims: Excess mortality during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been studied in many countries. Accounting for population aging has important implications for excess mortality estimates. We show the importance of adjustment for age trends in a small-scale mortality analysis as well as the importance of an...

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Main Authors: Steul, Katrin, Heudorf, Ursel, Uphoff, Helmut, Kowall, Bernd
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2023-04-01
Series:GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Subjects:
sars-cov-2 pandemic
mortality
population
age-trend
pandemic phases
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2023-18/dgkh000434.shtml

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