Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups in England are at increased risk of death from COVID-19: indirect standardisation of NHS mortality data [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Background: International and UK data suggest that Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups are at increased risk of infection and death from COVID-19. We aimed to explore the risk of death in minority ethnic groups in England using data reported by NHS England. Methods: We used NHS data on pa...

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Main Authors: Robert W. Aldridge, Dan Lewer, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Rohini Mathur, Neha Pathak, Rachel Burns, Ellen B. Fragaszy, Anne M. Johnson, Delan Devakumar, Ibrahim Abubakar, Andrew Hayward
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wellcome 2020-06-01
Series:Wellcome Open Research
Online Access:https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/5-88/v2