Excess mortality: the gold standard in measuring the impact of COVID-19 worldwide?
Thomas Beaney, Jonathan Clarke, Vageesh Jain, Amelia Kataria Golestaneh, Gemma Lyons, David Salman, Azeem Majeed
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Excess mortalityBetacoronavirusGold standard (test)MedicineData scienceComputer scienceVirologyMortality rateOutbreakPathologyInternal medicineDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 and healthcare impactsHealthcare cost, quality, practicesClimate Change and Health Impacts