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COVID-19 and the Swedish enigma

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Claeson, Mariam, Hanson, Stefan·2021·The Lancet

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  1. [14]Folkhälsomyndigheten Allmänna råd ändras för personer som är 70 år och äldre https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/nyheter-och-press/nyhetsarkiv/2020/oktober/viktigt-att-alla-tar-ansvar-nar-allmanna-rad-andras-for-personer-som-ar-70-ar-och-aldre/ Oct 22, 2020
  2. [21]Folkhälsomyndigheten Start för vaccin mot COVID-19 tidigast Januari 2021 https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/nyheter-och-press/nyhetsarkiv/2020/november/start-for-vaccinationer-mot-covid-19-tidigast-i-januari-2021/ Nov 26, 2020

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Authors
Claeson, M., & Hanson, S.
Affiliations
Results for Development Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Claeson, Mariam
Venue
The Lancet
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-01
Volume
397
Issue
10271
Pages
259-261
ISSN
  • 0099-5355 (ISSN-L)
  • 0140-6736
OpenAlex
W3117737502
Cited by
150
References
2
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 48 · 2022: 43 · 2021: 34
FWCI
4.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Lancet (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Modeling and Simulation › COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › COVID-19 Prevention and Impact
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, Sweden, second wave, COVID-19 mortality, case fatality, Nordic comparison, pandemic response, public health policy
MeSH terms
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 Vaccines, Communicable Disease Control, Humans, Sweden, Disease Transmission, Infectious, Pandemics

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