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The Leading Causes of Death in the US for 2020
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This Viewpoint from the US National Center for Health Statistics reports a 2020 mortality estimate 17.7% higher than that of 2019, with leading causes of death comprising heart disease, cancer, and COVID-19.
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- Authors
- Ahmad, F. B., & Anderson, R. N.
- Venue
- JAMA
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 2021-05-11
- Volume
- 325
- Issue
- 18
- Pages
- 1829
- ISSN
- 0002-9955 (ISSN-L)
- 0098-7484
- OpenAlex
- W3151068974
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- 938
- References
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- FWCI
- 113.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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