Michael C Otterstatter
Biographic Data
| ID | 7449926 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael C Otterstatter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael C |
| FAMILY NAME | Otterstatter |
| SIGNATURE | OTTERSTATTER M C |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Social Contacts and Transmission of Covid-19 in British Columbia, Canada
Background: Close-contact rates are thought to be a driving force behind the transmission of many infectious respiratory diseases. Yet, contact rates and their relation to transmission and the impact of control measures, are seldom quantified. We quantify the response of contact rates, reported cases and transmission of COVID-19, to public health contact-restriction orders, and examine the associations among these three variables in the province …
Illicit drug overdose deaths resulting from income assistance payments
Our findings clarify the temporal relation and causal impact of income assistance payments on illicit drug deaths. We estimate 77 avoidable deaths were attributable to the synchronized disbursement of income assistance cheques over the five year period. An important consideration is whether varying the timing of payments among recipients could reduce this excess mortality and the related demands on health and social services
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Illicit drug overdose deaths resulting from income assistance payments
Our findings clarify the temporal relation and causal impact of income assistance payments on illicit drug deaths. We estimate 77 avoidable deaths were attributable to the synchronized disbursement of income assistance cheques over the five year period. An important consideration is whether varying the timing of payments among recipients could reduce this excess mortality and the related demands on health and social services
Social Contacts and Transmission of Covid-19 in British Columbia, Canada
Background: Close-contact rates are thought to be a driving force behind the transmission of many infectious respiratory diseases. Yet, contact rates and their relation to transmission and the impact of control measures, are seldom quantified. We quantify the response of contact rates, reported cases and transmission of COVID-19, to public health contact-restriction orders, and examine the associations among these three variables in the province …
Medicine (2 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (1 works) · Betacoronavirus (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Coronavirus Infections (1 works) · COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing (1 works) · COVID-19 epidemiological studies (1 works) · Criminology (1 works) · Drug (1 works)