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Challenges and Accurate Estimates of Mortality and Case-Fatality Rates Due to Covid-19 Publisher



Azizi H1, 2 ; Esmaeili ED2 ; Fakhari A2
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  1. 1. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Research Center of Psychiatry and Behavior Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

Source: New Microbes and New Infections Published:2020


Abstract

Many reasons restrict obtaining an accurate estimate of Case Fatality Rate (CFR) and Mortality Rate (MR) by COVID-19. The main concern is the number of infected people and deaths. We aimed to discuss some solutions for accurate estimating of CFR and MR. © 2020 The Author(s)