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Editorial
. 2021 Jul;111(S2):S53-S54.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306331.

Excess Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for US Death Investigation Systems

Andrew C Stokes  1 , Dielle J Lundberg  1 , Jacob Bor  1 , Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo  1
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Excess Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for US Death Investigation Systems

Andrew C Stokes et al. Am J Public Health. 2021 Jul.
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