Older people and COVID-19: Isolation, risk and ageism

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Editorial

Joanne Brooke et al. J Clin Nurs. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;29(13-14):2044-2046.

doi: 10.1111/jocn.15274. Epub 2020 May 5.

No abstract available

Comment in

COVID-19's impact on the mental health of older adults: Increase in isolation, depression, and suicide risk. An urgent call for action.
Troutman-Jordan M, Kazemi DM. Troutman-Jordan M, et al. Public Health Nurs. 2020 Sep;37(5):637-638. doi: 10.1111/phn.12774. Epub 2020 Jul 28. Public Health Nurs. 2020. PMID: 32720720 No abstract available.

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