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. 2020 Jun;68(6):1164-1166.
doi: 10.1111/jgs.16520. Epub 2020 May 12.

COVID-19 Preparedness in Nursing Homes in the Midst of the Pandemic

Denise D Quigley  1 , Andrew Dick  2 , Mansi Agarwal  3 , Karen M Jones  4 , Lona Mody  4   5 , Patricia W Stone  3
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COVID-19 Preparedness in Nursing Homes in the Midst of the Pandemic

Denise D Quigley et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Jun.
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