Quantifying the impact of hospital catchment area definitions on hospital admissions forecasts: COVID-19 in England, September 2020–April 2021
Abstract Background Defining healthcare facility catchment areas is a key step in predicting future healthcare demand in epidemic settings. Forecasts of hospitalisations can be informed by leading indicators measured at the community level. However, this relies on the definition of so-called catchme...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2024-04-01
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Series: | BMC Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03369-0 |