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. 2021 Apr;27(4):509-510.
doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.01.002. Epub 2021 Jan 8.

COVID-19 case fatality rates can be highly misleading in resource-poor and fragile nations: the case of Yemen

Mohammed Noushad  1 , Inas Shakeeb Al-Saqqaf  2
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COVID-19 case fatality rates can be highly misleading in resource-poor and fragile nations: the case of Yemen

Mohammed Noushad et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Case fatality rate; Testing capacity; WHO; Yemen.

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