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

• Autori principali: Gemma Postill (Autore), Regan Murray (Autore), Andrew S Wilton (Autore), Richard A Wells (Autore), Renee Sirbu (Autore), Mark J Daley (Autore), Laura Rosella (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: JMIR Publications, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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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...