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Mortality From Drug Overdoses, Homicides, Unintentional Injuries, Motor Vehicle Crashes, and Suicides During the Pandemic, March-August 2020.

Authors :
Faust, Jeremy S.
Du, Chengan
Mayes, Katherine Dickerson
Li, Shu-Xia
Lin, Zhenqiu
Barnett, Michael L.
Krumholz, Harlan M.
Source :
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association. 7/6/2021, Vol. 326 Issue 1, p84-86. 3p.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

This study uses national death certificate data to characterize trends in death and excess mortality from drug overdoses, homicides, unintentional injuries, motor vehicle crashes, and suicide during the first 6 months of the pandemic in the US. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00987484
Volume :
326
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
151381933
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2021.8012