A world apart: Levels and determinants of excess mortality due to COVID-19 in care homes: The case of the Belgian region of Wallonia during the spring 2020 wave
Olivier J. Hardy, Dominique Dubourg, Mélanie Bourguignon, Simon Dellicour, Thierry Eggerickx, Marius Gilbert, Jean‐Paul Sanderson, Aline Scohy, Eline Vandael, Jean-Michel Decroly
Abstract
In Western countries, COVID-19 has been particularly deadly for care home residents.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)DemographyGeographyHealth care2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSpring (device)GerontologyEnvironmental healthMedicineOutbreakEconomic growthSociologyVirologyPhysicsEconomicsDiseasePathologyThermodynamicsInfectious disease (medical specialty)Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsFrailty in Older Adults