The Coronavirus and the Risks to the Elderly in Long-Term Care

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 4-5, 2020, Pages 310-315

  Gardner, William ^a   States, David ^b   Bagley, Nicholas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Angstrom Bio   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; COVID 19; elder abuse; elder neglect; housing for the elderly; infection control; long term care

Indexed keywords

COVID-19; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; VIRAL DISEASE;

CORONAVIRUS;

AGED; AGING; BETACORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; ELDER ABUSE; FAMILY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PANDEMIC; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

AGED; AGING; BETACORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ELDER ABUSE; FAMILY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PANDEMICS; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 85083108098     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2020.1750543     Document Type: Article

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