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ArticlePublic health2021

Factors influencing the COVID-19 mortality rate in the European Union: importance of medical professionals.

Javier Cifuentes-Faura

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Article in Public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Human Development Index Is Associated with COVID-19 Case Fatality Rate in Brazil: An Ecological Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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Javier Cifuentes-FauraUniversity of Murcia, Spain. Electronic address: javier.cifuentes@um.es.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this paper is to analyze whether health variables such as the total number of physicians, available beds, and public spending on health care influence the number of deaths. The influence of other variables such as the Human Development Index and public health measures is also analyzed. STUDY

designStatistical study. Evaluation of variables associated with COVID-19 mortality in the EU.

methodsA multiple regression analysis is performed for the countries of the European Union.

resultsHealth expenditure, public health measures and the number of physicians influence the total number of deaths. The more physicians, the lower the number of deaths. However, the number of beds or the Human Development Index are not determinants of the number of deaths.

conclusionsA greater number of medical professionals will improve health care and reduce the number of deaths.

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COVID-19Delivery of Health CareEuropean UnionHealth ExpendituresHumansSARS-CoV-2COVID-19Health expenditureNumber of bedsPhysiciansPublic health measures

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PMID34628306
PMCPMC8440236

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