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. 2020 Jul;20(7):775.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30245-0. Epub 2020 Mar 31.

Estimating case fatality rates of COVID-19

Marc Lipsitch  1
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Estimating case fatality rates of COVID-19

Marc Lipsitch. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Jul.
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    Baud D, Nielsen-Saines K, Qi X, Musso D, Pomar L, Favre G. Baud D, et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Jul;20(7):775-776. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30255-3. Epub 2020 Mar 31. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020. PMID: 32243816 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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  • Real estimates of mortality following COVID-19 infection.
    Baud D, Qi X, Nielsen-Saines K, Musso D, Pomar L, Favre G. Baud D, et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Jul;20(7):773. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30195-X. Epub 2020 Mar 12. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020. PMID: 32171390 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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