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Research Article

May 13, 2021

Prevalence of Visual Acuity Loss or Blindness in the US

Per this study, uncorrectable visual acuity loss and blindness are even larger drivers of health burden in the US than was previously known.

Research Article

May 10, 2021

Predictive performance of international COVID-19 mortality forecasting models

This analysis introduces a publicly available evaluation framework for assessing the predictive validity of COVID-19 mortality forecasts.

Research Article

May 3, 2021

Trends in Patient Characteristics and COVID-19 In-Hospital Mortality in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic

We study the factors associated with observed trends in the in-hospital mortality rates in the United States during the first 9 months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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