Differential and persistent risk of excess mortality from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico: a time-series analysis

Differential and persistent risk of excess mortality from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico: a time-series analysis

Summary: Background: Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico on Sept 20, 2017, devastating the island. Controversy surrounded the official death toll, fuelled by estimates of excess mortality from academics and investigative journalists. We analysed all-cause excess mortality following the storm. Method...

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Main Authors: Carlos Santos-Burgoa, ProfMD, John Sandberg, PhD, Erick Suárez, ProfPhD, Ann Goldman-Hawes, PhD, Scott Zeger, ProfPhD, Alejandra Garcia-Meza, MPH, Cynthia M Pérez, ProfPhD, Noel Estrada-Merly, MS, Uriyoan Colón-Ramos, ScD, Cruz María Nazario, ProfPhD, Elizabeth Andrade, DrPH, Amira Roess, PhD, Lynn Goldman, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-11-01
Series:The Lancet Planetary Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519618302092

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