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Measuring mortality arising from the Covid-19 pandemic and the impact of vaccination

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Anderson, R. Measuring mortality arising from the Covid-19 pandemic and the impact of vaccination. Eur J Epidemiol 38, 1119–1123 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-023-01066-5

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