THE GUARDIAN: No underlying conditions in 5% of coronavirus deaths in English hospitals

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Thomas House, a reader in mathematical statistics at University of Manchester, said it was important to remember that an underlying condition not being recorded at the time of death did not necessarily mean that the individual did not have an underlying health problem, for example where someone had not previously been diagnosed with a chronic condition.

Period17 Apr 2020

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  • TitleNo underlying conditions in 5% of coronavirus deaths in English hospitals
    Media name/outletThe Guardian
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date17/04/20
    DescriptionThomas House, a reader in mathematical statistics at University of Manchester, said it was important to remember that an underlying condition not being recorded at the time of death did not necessarily mean that the individual did not have an underlying health problem, for example where someone had not previously been diagnosed with a chronic condition.
    URLhttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/apr/17/no-underlying-conditions-coronavirus-deaths-english-hospitals
    PersonsThomas House
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Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • coronavirus
  • statistics