An external validation of the QCovid risk prediction algorithm for risk of mortality from COVID-19 in adults: a national validation cohort study in England

Summary: Background: Public policy measures and clinical risk assessments relevant to COVID-19 need to be aided by risk prediction models that are rigorously developed and validated. We aimed to externally validate a risk prediction algorithm (QCovid) to estimate mortality outcomes from COVID-19 in...

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Main Authors: Vahé Nafilyan, PhD, Ben Humberstone, MRes, Nisha Mehta, MD, Ian Diamond, ProfPhD, Carol Coupland, ProfPhD, Luke Lorenzi, MSc, Piotr Pawelek, MSc, Ryan Schofield, BSc, Jasper Morgan, BSc, Paul Brown, Ronan Lyons, ProfMD, Aziz Sheikh, ProfMD, Julia Hippisley-Cox, ProfMD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:The Lancet: Digital Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589750021000807