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Research Article 2023-05-16CC0Free full text

Absolute and relative excess mortality across demographic and clinical subgroups during the COVID-19 pandemic: an individual-level cohort study from a nationwide healthcare system of US Veterans

Daniel M. Weinberger, Krishnan Bhaskaran, Caroline Korves, Brian P. Lucas, Jesse A. Columbo, Anita Vashi +3 more

BackgroundMost analyses of excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic have employed aggregate data. Individual-level data from the largest integrated healthcare system in the US may enhance understanding of excess mortality. MethodsWe performed an observational cohort study following patients receiving care from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) between 1 March 2018 and 28 February 2022. We estimated exce…

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Research Article 2022-09-14CC0Free full text

Excess mortality in the general population versus Veterans Healthcare System during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

Daniel M. Weinberger, Liam Rose, Christopher Rentsch, Steven M. Asch, Jesse Columbo, Joseph King Jr. +7 more

ImportanceThe COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial impact on the overall rate of death in the United States during the first year. It is unclear whether access to comprehensive medical care, such as through the VA healthcare system, altered death rates compared to the US population. ObjectiveQuantify the increase in death rates during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in the general US population and among in…

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