COVID-19 virus case fatality rate: How to avoid errors in calculation of data during the outbreak?

COVID-19 virus case fatality rate: How to avoid errors in calculation of data during the outbreak?

Authors

  • Ashraf T Soliman Professor of Pediatrics and Endocrinology Department of Pediatrics, Hamad Medical Center
  • Fawziya Alyafei Department of Pediatrics, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar
  • Rania Elalaily Department of Primary Health Care, AbuNakhla Hospital, Doha, Qatar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i2.9530

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11-05-2020

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Vol. 91 No. 2 (2020): COVID-19

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CORRESPONDENCE - SPECIAL COVID19

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Soliman AT, Alyafei F, Elalaily R. COVID-19 virus case fatality rate: How to avoid errors in calculation of data during the outbreak?. Acta Biomed. 2020;91(2):222-223. doi:10.23750/abm.v91i2.9530
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