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An imperfect test for a virus can Be worse than No test at all
This note studies the effect of the availability of a test for a virus on the public health of a population. It is shown by example that the existence of a freely available and moderately informative test for a virus may lower society's welfare in comparison to the case where no test exists or...
Autor principal: | Whitmeyer, Mark |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8250338/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33763902 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hec.4254 |
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