Abstract
This Viewpoint discusses the importance of protecting health care workers caring for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and measures that can be taken in and out of the hospital to prevent their and their families' exposure to SARS-CoV-2.
Keywords
MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Workforce2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PandemicHealth careBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCoronavirusMEDLINEDiseaseMedical emergencyEnvironmental healthFamily medicineVirologyOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)Economic growthPathology
MeSH Terms
BetacoronavirusCOVID-19Coronavirus InfectionsDisease TransmissionInfectiousHealth PersonnelHumansInfectious Disease TransmissionPatient-to-ProfessionalPandemicsPneumoniaViralSARS-CoV-2Workforce
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- Year
- 2020
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 323
- Issue
- 15
- Pages
- 1439-1439
- Citations
- 1490
- Access
- Closed
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James G. Adams,
Ron M. Walls
(2020).
Supporting the Health Care Workforce During the COVID-19 Global Epidemic.
JAMA
, 323
(15)
, 1439-1439.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.3972
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- DOI
- 10.1001/jama.2020.3972
- PMID
- 32163102