Health and healthcare variables associated with Italy's excess mortality during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: An ecological study

Alessandra Buja, Matteo Paganini, Riccardo Fusinato, Claudia Cozzolino, Silvia Cocchio, Manuela Scioni, Vincenzo Rebba (), Vincenzo Baldo and Giovanna Boccuzzo

Health Policy, 2022, vol. 126, issue 4, 294-301

Abstract: Healthcare factors have strongly influenced the propagation of COVID-19. This study aims to examine whether excess mortality during the first phase of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy was associated with health, healthcare, demographic, and socioeconomic, provincial-level indicators.

Keywords: COVID-19; Pandemic; Ecological studies; SARS-CoV-2; Healthcare (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2022.03.002

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