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Holiday Mortality Risks: Christmas & New Year by Kevin Dayao is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This study investigates whether mortality from natural causes increases around Christmas and New Year, using U.S. death certificates from 1979 to 2004. The findings reveal significant spikes in deaths, particularly in emergency department settings, during these holidays, with an excess of 42,325 deaths attributed to natural causes. The research suggests that Christmas and New Year may be risk factors for mortality across various disease groups, although further investigation is needed to understand the unde
- Author
- Kevin Dayao
- Language
- EN