COVID-19 and the consequences of isolating the elderly

Affiliations

¹ Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK. Electronic address: msxra37@nottingham.ac.uk.
² Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK.

Comment

Richard Armitage et al. Lancet Public Health. 2020 May.

. 2020 May;5(5):e256.

doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30061-X. Epub 2020 Mar 20.

¹ Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK. Electronic address: msxra37@nottingham.ac.uk.
² Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK.

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