The Leading Causes of Death in the US for 2020
By Farida B Ahmad, Robert N. Anderson. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2021
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Vital statistics data provide the most complete assessment of annual mortality burden and contribute key measurements of the direct and indirect mortality burden during a public health pandemic. While mortality statistics have historically been produced annually, the COVID-19 pandemic introduced a pressing need for the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) National Vital Statistics System (
Subfields: Oncology
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