COVID-19 virus case fatality rate: How to avoid errors in calculation of data during the outbreak?

Ashraf T Soliman; Fawziya  Alyafei; Rania  Elalaily

doi:10.23750/abm.v91i2.9530

Ashraf T Soliman

Professor of Pediatrics and Endocrinology Department of Pediatrics, Hamad Medical Center

Fawziya Alyafei

Department of Pediatrics, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar

Rania Elalaily

Department of Primary Health Care, AbuNakhla Hospital, Doha, Qatar

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Soliman AT, Alyafei F, Elalaily R. COVID-19 virus case fatality rate: How to avoid errors in calculation of data during the outbreak?. Acta Biomed [Internet]. 2020 May 11 [cited 2023 Jun. 5];91(2):222-3. Available from: https://www.mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/view/9530

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