Years of life lost due to deaths of despair and COVID-19 in the United States in 2020: patterns of excess mortality by gender, race and ethnicity - Entrup P, Brodsky L, Trimble C, Garcia S, Mohamed N, Deaner M, Martell JP, Teater J, Jordan A, Tetrault JM, Hall OT.

BACKGROUND: In 2020 COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States. Increases in suicides, overdoses, and alcohol related deaths were seen-which make up deaths of despair. How deaths of despair compare to COVID-19 across racial, ethnic,...
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