STATISTICS IN TIMES OF PANDEMICS: THE ROLE OF STATISTICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL METHODS DURING THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY

STATISTICS IN TIMES OF PANDEMICS: THE ROLE OF STATISTICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL METHODS DURING THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY

* Statistical and epidemiological methods play an essential role in producing information for the public health decision process. They allow the collection, analysis, reporting and interpretation of data necessary to inform public health officials in the decision-making process, enabling the diagnos...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revstat 2020-10, Vol.18 (5), p.553
Hauptverfasser: Nunes, Baltazar, Caetano, Constantino, Antunesm, Liliana, Dias, Carlos
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Analysis
China
COVID-19
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Health aspects
Portugal
Public health
Public health officials
Statistics
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Zusammenfassung:* Statistical and epidemiological methods play an essential role in producing information for the public health decision process. They allow the collection, analysis, reporting and interpretation of data necessary to inform public health officials in the decision-making process, enabling the diagnosis of the situation, the selection of the most adequate measures and to monitor and evaluate their impact. Key-Words: * epidemiology; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; epidemiological surveillance; mathematical modelling.
ISSN:1645-6726