Excess Mortality since COVID-19: What Data Do We Need and What Questions Should We Ask to Understand its Causes in Portugal?

Authors

  • Vasco Ricoca Peixoto NOVA National School of Public Health. Public Health Research Centre. Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Lisbon. Comprehensive Health Research Centre. Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Lisbon. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7529-8206
  • André Vieira NOVA National School of Public Health. Public Health Research Centre. Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Lisbon. Comprehensive Health Research Centre. Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Lisbon. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7462-5535
  • Pedro Aguiar NOVA National School of Public Health. Public Health Research Centre. Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Lisbon. Comprehensive Health Research Centre. Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Lisbon. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0074-7732
  • Alexandre Abrantes NOVA National School of Public Health. Public Health Research Centre. Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Lisbon. Comprehensive Health Research Centre. Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Lisbon. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1047-3464

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.19080

Keywords:

COVID-19, Death Certificates, Health Surveys, Healthcare Services, Mortality

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Published

2022-09-27

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Ricoca Peixoto V, Vieira A, Aguiar P, Abrantes A. Excess Mortality since COVID-19: What Data Do We Need and What Questions Should We Ask to Understand its Causes in Portugal?. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2022 Sep. 27 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];35(11):783-5. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/19080

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