Role of Ascertainment Bias in Determining Case Fatality Rate of COVID-19
Case fatality rate (CFR) is used to calculate mortality burden of COVID-19 under different scenarios, thus informing risk-benefit balance of interventions both pharmaceutical and nonpharmaceutical. However, observed CFR is driven by testing: as more low-risk cases are identified, observed CFR will d...
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Language: | English |
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Atlantis Press
2021-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health |
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Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125955010/view |