Excess Deaths in the United States Compared to 18 Other High-Income Countries

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Journal Popul Res Policy Rev

Date 2023 Mar 27

PMID 36970708

Authors

Sarah E Dehry

Patrick M Krueger

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Abstract

Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11113-023-09762-6.

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