Alternative graphical displays for the monitoring of epidemic outbreaks, with application to COVID-19 mortality

Alternative graphical displays for the monitoring of epidemic outbreaks, with application to COVID-19 mortality

Abstract Background Classic epidemic curves – counts of daily events or cumulative events over time –emphasise temporal changes in the growth or size of epidemic outbreaks. Like any graph, these curves have limitations: they are impractical for comparisons of large and small outbreaks or of asynchro...

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Main Authors: Thomas Perneger, Antoine Kevorkian, Thierry Grenet, Hubert Gallée, Angèle Gayet-Ageron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Epidemic curve
Growth rate
COVID-19
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-020-01122-8

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