Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Epidemic: What Are the Risks for Older Patients?

Antoine Garnier-Crussard^{1

2}, Emmanuel Forestier³, Thomas Gilbert^{1

2

4}, Pierre Krolak-Salmon^{1

2

5}

Affiliations

¹ Institut du Vieillissement I-Vie, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
² Centre Mémoire Ressource et Recherche de Lyon, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
³ Service de Maladies Infectieuses, Centre Hospitalier Métropole Savoie, Chambéry, France.
⁴ Health Services and Performance Research (HESPER EA7425), Lyon, France.
⁵ Centre de Recherche Clinique CRC-VCF (Vieillissement-Cerveau-Fragilité), Hôpital des Charpennes, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.

Comment

Antoine Garnier-Crussard et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 May.

. 2020 May;68(5):939-940.

doi: 10.1111/jgs.16407. Epub 2020 Mar 12.

Antoine Garnier-Crussard^{1

2}, Emmanuel Forestier³, Thomas Gilbert^{1

2

4}, Pierre Krolak-Salmon^{1

2

5}

¹ Institut du Vieillissement I-Vie, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
² Centre Mémoire Ressource et Recherche de Lyon, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
³ Service de Maladies Infectieuses, Centre Hospitalier Métropole Savoie, Chambéry, France.
⁴ Health Services and Performance Research (HESPER EA7425), Lyon, France.
⁵ Centre de Recherche Clinique CRC-VCF (Vieillissement-Cerveau-Fragilité), Hôpital des Charpennes, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.

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Conflict of interest statement

No conflicts of interest.

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