UCLA Study Shows Varying Definitions Make Long COVID Harder to Diagnose and Treat
UCLA researchers found that varying long COVID definitions cause prevalence estimates to range from 15% to 42%, complicating patient care and research consistency.
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What exactly is Long COVID? New UCLA research shows the answer depends on whom you ask
The definition of Long COVID varies so widely across published studies that the percentage of people identified as having the condition can differ dramatically, making it harder to treat patients and advance research.
Doctors and researchers now agree on one thing: long Covid exists. But opinions differ widely on what it is exactly. A tangle of definitions is causing confusion. So it's high time to delve deeper into this topic. New research from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) […] Want more science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl .
The lack of a uniform definition of long Covid significantly hinders research into the disease, according to a new study that examined research published in five different regions, IFL Science reported.
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