Letter to the editor regarding “Covid-19 transmission in fitness centers in Norway - a randomized trial”
Abstract In a recently published paper in BMC Public Health we read about a randomized trial on Covid-19 transmission performed in five fitness centers in Oslo, Norway, during the spring of 2020. In our opinion, this study has major shortcomings in design and methodology, which have not been address...
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| author | Morten Valberg Jon Michael Gran Corina S. Rueegg Marissa LeBlanc |
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| description | Abstract In a recently published paper in BMC Public Health we read about a randomized trial on Covid-19 transmission performed in five fitness centers in Oslo, Norway, during the spring of 2020. In our opinion, this study has major shortcomings in design and methodology, which have not been addressed by the authors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a63c2ad8fe5f40e4bfc12edf68f8a29a2023-01-01T12:29:16ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582022-12-012211210.1186/s12889-022-14800-7Letter to the editor regarding “Covid-19 transmission in fitness centers in Norway - a randomized trial”Morten Valberg0Jon Michael Gran1Corina S. Rueegg2Marissa LeBlanc3Oslo Center for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Oslo University HospitalOslo Center for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Biostatistics, University of OsloOslo Center for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Oslo University HospitalOslo Center for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Oslo University HospitalAbstract In a recently published paper in BMC Public Health we read about a randomized trial on Covid-19 transmission performed in five fitness centers in Oslo, Norway, during the spring of 2020. In our opinion, this study has major shortcomings in design and methodology, which have not been addressed by the authors.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14800-7Non-pharmaceutical interventionsRandomized trialCovid-19 |
| spellingShingle | Morten Valberg Jon Michael Gran Corina S. Rueegg Marissa LeBlanc Letter to the editor regarding “Covid-19 transmission in fitness centers in Norway - a randomized trial” BMC Public Health Non-pharmaceutical interventions Randomized trial Covid-19 |
| title | Letter to the editor regarding “Covid-19 transmission in fitness centers in Norway - a randomized trial” |
| title_full | Letter to the editor regarding “Covid-19 transmission in fitness centers in Norway - a randomized trial” |
| title_fullStr | Letter to the editor regarding “Covid-19 transmission in fitness centers in Norway - a randomized trial” |
| title_full_unstemmed | Letter to the editor regarding “Covid-19 transmission in fitness centers in Norway - a randomized trial” |
| title_short | Letter to the editor regarding “Covid-19 transmission in fitness centers in Norway - a randomized trial” |
| title_sort | letter to the editor regarding covid 19 transmission in fitness centers in norway a randomized trial |
| topic | Non-pharmaceutical interventions Randomized trial Covid-19 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14800-7 |
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