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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MedicineCase fatality rateCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Mortality rateDemographyDiseaseChinaCoronavirusPediatricsVirologyEpidemiologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineOutbreak
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- 18
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- 1775-1776
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Graziano Onder,
Giovanni Rezza,
Silvio Brusaferro
(2020).
Case-Fatality Rate and Characteristics of Patients Dying in Relation to COVID-19 in Italy.
JAMA
, 323
(18)
, 1775-1776.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.4683
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- 10.1001/jama.2020.4683