• Race and 1918 influenza pandemic in the United States: A review of the literature 

      Økland, Helene; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;Volume 16, Issue 14, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-12)
      During epidemics, the poorest part of the population usually suffers the most. Alfred Crosby noted that the norm changed during the 1918 influenza pandemic in the US: The black population (which were expected to have higher ...
    • Short-term Birth Sequelae of the 1918-20 Influenza Pandemic in the United States: State-Level Analysis 

      Chandra, Siddharth; Christensen, Julia; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik; Nigel, Paneth (American Journal of Epidemiology;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-28)
      This paper illuminates short-term birth sequelae of the influenza pandemic of 1918–20 in the USA using monthly data on births and all-cause deaths for 19 US states in conjunction with data on maternal deaths, stillbirths, ...
    • Social disparities in adopting non-pharmaceutical interventions during COVID-19 

      Mamelund, Svenn-Erik; Dimka, Jessica; Bakkeli, Nan Zou (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      In the absence of vaccines to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020 governments had to respond by rely on non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). Socioeconomic inequalities likely influenced the uptake of NPIs. Using ...