Conceptual causal framework to assess the effect of SARS-CoV-2 variants on COVID-19 disease severity among hospitalized patients

Conceptual causal framework to assess the effect of SARS-CoV-2 variants on COVID-19 disease severity among hospitalized patients

Abstract Background SARS-CoV-2 strains evolve continuously and accumulate mutations in their genomes over the course of the pandemic. The severity of a SARS-CoV-2 infection could partly depend on these viral genetic characteristics. Here, we present a general conceptual framework that allows to stud...

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Main Authors: Nina Van Goethem, Ben Serrien, Mathil Vandromme, Chloé Wyndham-Thomas, Lucy Catteau, Ruben Brondeel, Sofieke Klamer, Marjan Meurisse, Lize Cuypers, Emmanuel André, Koen Blot, Herman Van Oyen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:Archives of Public Health
Subjects:
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 variants
Hospitals
Causality
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021-00709-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021-00709-x

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