Common protocol for validation of the QCOVID algorithm across the four UK nations

Introduction The QCOVID algorithm is a risk prediction tool for infection and subsequent hospitalisation/death due to SARS-CoV-2. At the time of writing, it is being used in important policy-making decisions by the UK and devolved governments for combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, including deliberat...

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Published in:	BMJ Open
Main Authors:	Ronan A Lyons, Aziz Sheikh, Vahe Nafilyan, Frank Kee, Carol Coupland, Julia Hippisley-Cox, Chris Robertson, Ben Humberstone, Jane Lyons, Christopher R Cardwell, Steven Kerr
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2022-06-01
Online Access:	https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/6/e050994.full

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