Case-Fatality Rate and Characteristics of Patients Dying in Relation to COVID-19 in Italy
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Abstract
This Viewpoint from physicians with the Italian National Institute of Health confirms a higher case-fatality rate from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Italy compared with China and explains possible reasons, including age, cause of death definitions, and testing strategy.
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- Medicine
- Case fatality rate
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
- Mortality rate
- Demography
- Disease
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- Good health and well-being
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