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. 2021 Jul 1;175(7):745-746.
doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.0161.

Estimates and Projections of COVID-19 and Parental Death in the US

Rachel Kidman  1   2 , Rachel Margolis  3 , Emily Smith-Greenaway  4 , Ashton M Verdery  5
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Estimates and Projections of COVID-19 and Parental Death in the US

Rachel Kidman et al. JAMA Pediatr. .

Abstract

This study estimates the expected number of affected children for each COVID-19 death.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Verdery reported grants from the National Institute on Aging and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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