The incubation period of COVID-19: a global meta-analysis of 53 studies and a Chinese observation study of 11 545 patients

• Main Authors: Cheng Cheng (Author), DongDong Zhang (Author), Dejian Dang (Author), Juan Geng (Author), Peiyu Zhu (Author), Mingzhu Yuan (Author), Ruonan Liang (Author), Haiyan Yang (Author), Yuefei Jin (Author), Jing Xie (Author), Shuaiyin Chen (Author), Guangcai Duan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The incubation period is a crucial index of epidemiology in understanding the spread of the emerging Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this study, we aimed to describe the incubation period of COVID-19 globally and in the mainland of China. Methods The searched studies were...