Deaths in healthcare workers due to COVID-19: the need for robust data and analysis

E Kursumovic^{1

2}, S Lennane³, T M Cook^{2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Health Services Research Centre, National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia, Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, UK.
² Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, UK.
³ Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, UK.
⁴ University of Bristol, UK.

Editorial

E Kursumovic et al. Anaesthesia. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;75(8):989-992.

doi: 10.1111/anae.15116. Epub 2020 May 23.

E Kursumovic^{1

2}, S Lennane³, T M Cook^{2

4}

¹ Health Services Research Centre, National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia, Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, UK.
² Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, UK.
³ Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, UK.
⁴ University of Bristol, UK.

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Keywords: COVID-19; healthcare workers; infection; mortality.

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