The Use of Cremation Data for Timely Mortality Surveillance During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada: Validation Study

• Hoofdauteurs: Gemma Postill (Auteur), Regan Murray (Auteur), Andrew S Wilton (Auteur), Richard A Wells (Auteur), Renee Sirbu (Auteur), Mark J Daley (Auteur), Laura Rosella (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: JMIR Publications, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundEarly estimates of excess mortality are crucial for understanding the impact of COVID-19. However, there is a lag of several months in the reporting of vital statistics mortality data for many jurisdictions, including across Canada. In Ontario, a Canadian province, certification by a coron...