BIP! Finder - A Flexible Statistical Framework for Estimating Excess Mortality

2020 • A Flexible Statistical Framework for Estimating Excess Mortality

Authors: Acosta, Rolando J.; Irizarry, Rafael A.

Venue: Epidemiology

Type: Publication

Abstract: Quantifying the impact of natural disasters or epidemics is critical for guiding policy decisions and interventions. When the effects of an event are long-lasting and difficult to detect in the short term, the accumulated effects can be devastating. Mortality is one of the most reliably measured health outcomes, partly due to its unambiguous definition. As a result, excess mortality estimates are an increasingly effective approach for quantifying the effect of an event. However, the fact that indirect effects are often characterized by small, b... (read more)

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Topics: Econometrics Statistics Demography

DOI: 10.1101/2020.06.06.20120857

External links: Crossref OpenAIRE

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