COVID-19 in nursing homes

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2020, Pages 391-392

  Fallon, A ^a   Dukelow, T ^a   Kennelly, S P ^a   O'Neill, D ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL LEAVE; NOTE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PANDEMIC; PHYSICAL WELL-BEING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUARANTINE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; AGED; BETACORONAVIRUS; CIVIL DEFENSE; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME FOR THE AGED; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

AGED; BETACORONAVIRUS; CIVIL DEFENSE; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSING HOMES; PANDEMICS; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85084617101     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcaa136     Document Type: Note

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