The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Non-COVID-19 Deaths: Population-Wide Retrospective Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Abraham Ka-chung Wai (Author), Tsz Fung Yip (Author), Yui Hang Wong (Author), Chun Kit Chu (Author), Teddy Lee (Author), Ken Hung On Yu (Author), Wang Leong So (Author), Janet Y H Wong (Author), Carlos King-ho Wong (Author), Joshua W Ho (Author), Timothy Rainer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundHealth care avoidance in the COVID-19 pandemic has been widely reported. Yet few studies have investigated the dynamics of hospital avoidance behavior during pandemic waves and inferred its impact on excess non-COVID-19 deaths. ObjectiveThis study aimed to measure the impact of hospital av...