Testing bias and the absence of clinical diagnostic criteria: considerations on infection definition in the COVID-19 excess mortality study by Koster and colleagues.
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- 10.1007/s10654-026-01468-1
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- 2026 Nov 9
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- European journal of epidemiology
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@article{allodium:10.1007/s10654-026-01468-1,
title = {Testing bias and the absence of clinical diagnostic criteria: considerations on infection definition in the COVID-19 excess mortality study by Koster and colleagues.},
author = {Shan Q},
year = {2026},
journal = {European journal of epidemiology},
doi = {10.1007/s10654-026-01468-1},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-026-01468-1}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Testing bias and the absence of clinical diagnostic criteria: considerations on infection definition in the COVID-19 excess mortality study by Koster and colleagues. AU - Shan Q PY - 2026 JO - European journal of epidemiology DO - 10.1007/s10654-026-01468-1 UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-026-01468-1 ER -
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Q, S. (2026). Testing bias and the absence of clinical diagnostic criteria: considerations on infection definition in the COVID-19 excess mortality study by Koster and colleagues.. European journal of epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-026-01468-1
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