Estimating Absolute and Relative Case Fatality Ratios from Infectious Disease Surveillance Data

summary Knowing which populations are most at risk for severe outcomes from an emerging infectious disease is crucial in deciding the optimal allocation of resources during an outbreak response. The case fatality ratio (CFR) is the fraction of cases that die after contracting a disease. The relative...

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Autores principales: Reich, Nicholas G., Lessler, Justin, Cummings, Derek A. T., Brookmeyer, Ron
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Inc 2012
Materias:
Biometric Practice
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4540071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22276951
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0420.2011.01709.x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4540071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22276951
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0420.2011.01709.x

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