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Jun 2025
Excess mortality and associated sociodemographic factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in rural Pune Maharashtra, India: a retrospective data analysis from the Vadu health and demographic surveillance system
Between January 2020 and August 2023, India documented over 450 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and nearly 0.5 million COVID-19 deaths. While reported mortality rates in India appeared lower than expected, the actual mortality may be higher due to underreporting and disparities in healthcare access. This study aime...
Uddhavi Kand, C. Kabudula, Bharat Choudhari et al.
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