Erratum: Department of Error (The Lancet (2020) 395(10234) (1418–1420), (S014067362030917X), (10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30917-X));COVID-19: the case for health-care worker screening to prevent hospital transmission

The Lancet

Volumn 395, Issue 10234, 2020, Pages 1418-1420

  Black, James R M ^a   Bailey, Chris ^b   Przewrocka, Joanna ^b   Dijkstra, Krijn K ^b   Swanton, Charles ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b THE FRANCIS CRICK INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; AMBULANCE; ANXIETY; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH WORKFORCE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISOLATION; LETTER; MASS SCREENING; NURSING FACILITY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL BURNOUT; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; QUARANTINE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK REDUCTION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2; SOCIAL CARE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WELLBEING;

EID: 85083526307     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30924-7     Document Type: Erratum

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