On the True Number of COVID-19 Infections: Effect of Sensitivity, Specificity and Number of Tests on Prevalence Ratio Estimation.
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- 10.3390/ijerph17155328
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- 2020 Jul 24
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- International journal of environmental research and public health
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@article{allodium:10.3390/ijerph17155328,
title = {On the True Number of COVID-19 Infections: Effect of Sensitivity, Specificity and Number of Tests on Prevalence Ratio Estimation.},
author = {Altman E and Mounir I and Najid FZ and Perlaza SM},
year = {2020},
journal = {International journal of environmental research and public health},
doi = {10.3390/ijerph17155328},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155328}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - On the True Number of COVID-19 Infections: Effect of Sensitivity, Specificity and Number of Tests on Prevalence Ratio Estimation. AU - Altman E AU - Mounir I AU - Najid FZ AU - Perlaza SM PY - 2020 JO - International journal of environmental research and public health DO - 10.3390/ijerph17155328 UR - https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155328 ER -
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E, A., I, M., FZ, N., & SM, P. (2020). On the True Number of COVID-19 Infections: Effect of Sensitivity, Specificity and Number of Tests on Prevalence Ratio Estimation.. International journal of environmental research and public health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155328
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