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Letters Global burden of disease and injury in people over 70

Effect of covid-19 and social isolation on disease burden in the over 70s: we must act soon

BMJ 2022; 377 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o906 (Published 07 April 2022) Cite this as: BMJ 2022;377:o906
  1. Tobias W L Haseler, general practitioner
  1. London, UK
  1. tobyhaseler{at}doctors.org.uk

The GBD 2019 Ageing Collaborators analysis of the 2019 study of the global burden of disease and injury in people over 701 will serve to highlight the effects of the past two years of the pandemic.

The State of Ageing 2022 report from the Centre for Ageing shows that men and women now have a lower life expectancy and are living more years of life with …

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