Medicine is a social science: COVID-19 and the tragedy of residential care facilities in high-income countries.

Krones, Tanja; Meyer, Gabriele; Monteverde, Settimio

Krones, Tanja; Meyer, Gabriele; Monteverde, Settimio.

Krones T; Department of Clinical Ethics, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland tanja.krones@usz.ch.
Meyer G; Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Monteverde S; Medical Faculty, Institute of Health and Nursing Sciences, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Sachsen Anhalt, Germany.

BMJ Glob Health ; 5(8)2020 08.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-713658

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Coronavirus Infections; Epidemiology; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral; Residential Facilities; Social Medicine; Betacoronavirus; COVID-19; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections/mortality; Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control; Coronavirus Infections/transmission; Cross Infection; Developed Countries; Humans; Income; Pandemics/prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral/mortality; Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral/transmission; Politics; Risk Factors; SARS-CoV-2

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epidemiology; health policies and all other topics; health systems evaluation; hygiene; infections, diseases, disorders, injuries

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Residential Facilities / Social Medicine / Epidemiology / Coronavirus Infections / Pandemics Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Language: English Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Bmjgh-2020-003172

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