Excess Non-COVID-19 Mortality in Portugal: Seven Months after the First Death

• Main Authors: André Vieira (Author), Vasco Ricoca Peixoto (Author), Pedro Aguiar (Author), Paulo Sousa (Author), Alexandre Abrantes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: On March 16, 2020, the first death from CO­VID-19 was recorded in Portugal. Since then, there has been a reorganization of health services, changing the normal approach for the different cases of public health. Excess deaths recorded without a COVID-19 diagnosis are called excess mortali...