Excess mortality from COVID-19: a commentary on the Italian experience

Paolo Pasquariello¹, Saverio Stranges^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
² Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, Kresge Building, Room K201B, London, ON, N6A 5C1, Canada. saverio.stranges@uwo.ca.
³ Department of Population Health, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Strassen, Luxembourg. saverio.stranges@uwo.ca.
⁴ Humanitas University Medical School, Milan, Italy. saverio.stranges@uwo.ca.

Comment

Paolo Pasquariello et al. Int J Public Health. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;65(5):529-531.

doi: 10.1007/s00038-020-01399-y. Epub 2020 May 28.

Paolo Pasquariello¹, Saverio Stranges^{2

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¹ Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
² Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, Kresge Building, Room K201B, London, ON, N6A 5C1, Canada. saverio.stranges@uwo.ca.
³ Department of Population Health, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Strassen, Luxembourg. saverio.stranges@uwo.ca.
⁴ Humanitas University Medical School, Milan, Italy. saverio.stranges@uwo.ca.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Case fatality rate; Comorbidites; Demographics; Epidemiological trends; Health care system; Italy; Testing.

Comment on

Case-Fatality Rate and Characteristics of Patients Dying in Relation to COVID-19 in Italy.
Onder G, Rezza G, Brusaferro S. Onder G, et al. JAMA. 2020 May 12;323(18):1775-1776. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.4683. JAMA. 2020. PMID: 32203977 No abstract available.