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Comment
. 2020 Oct 15;56(4):2003174.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.03174-2020. Print 2020 Oct.

Correlation and causality: a COVID-19 conundrum

Alyn H Morice  1
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Correlation and causality: a COVID-19 conundrum

Alyn H Morice. Eur Respir J. .

Abstract

Predictive models depend heavily on the assumptions made in their construction https://bit.ly/2Eex05F

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Conflict of interest: A.H. Morice has nothing to disclose.

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Reported coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related daily deaths. Source: Worldometer, downloaded 17 August 2020.
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  • A cuckoo COVID coincidence?
    Chalmers JD, Lonergan M. Chalmers JD, et al. Eur Respir J. 2020 Oct 15;56(4):2003236. doi: 10.1183/13993003.03236-2020. Print 2020 Oct. Eur Respir J. 2020. PMID: 32907889 Free PMC article.

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