serial intervals

A form of serial interval — In epidemiology of communicable (infectious) diseases, the time period between the onset of symptoms with the primary patient and the onset of symptoms with the secondary patient (infected by primary).

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of serial interval
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