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Comment
. 2020 Nov 3;173(9):762-763.
doi: 10.7326/M20-4048. Epub 2020 Jul 22.

Age Is Just a Number: A Critically Important Number for COVID-19 Case Fatality

David N Fisman  1 , Amy L Greer  2 , Ashleigh R Tuite  1
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Comment

Age Is Just a Number: A Critically Important Number for COVID-19 Case Fatality

David N Fisman et al. Ann Intern Med. .

Abstract

In their article, Sudharsanan and colleagues show the importance of adjusting for the age distribution of cases of coronavirus disease 2019 before doing cross-country comparisons of case-fatality rates. The editorialists explore the effect of age distribution on these rates and other determinants of between-country variation in the severity of this disease.

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Disclosures: Authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M20-4048.

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