Estimation of the asymptomatic ratio of novel coronavirus infections (COVID-19)

Hiroshi Nishiura; T. Kobayashi; Takeshi Miyama; Ayako Suzuki; Sung-mok Jung; Katsuma Hayashi; Ryo Kinoshita; Yichi Yang; Baoyin Yuan; Andrei R. Akhmetzhanov; Natalie M. Linton

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.03.020

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Year: 2020
Type: letter
Volume: 94
Pages: 154-155
Citations: 1403
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                                    Hiroshi Nishiura, 
                                
                                    T. Kobayashi, 
                                
                                    Takeshi Miyama
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Estimation of the asymptomatic ratio of novel coronavirus infections (COVID-19). 
                            International Journal of Infectious Diseases
                            , 94
                            
                            , 154-155.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.03.020

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.03.020