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Review
. 2020 Jul;32(7):1199-1202.
doi: 10.1007/s40520-020-01581-5. Epub 2020 May 10.

COVID-19 in older adults

Aman Nanda  1 , Naga Venkata Rama Krishna Vura  1 , Stefan Gravenstein  2   3   4
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Review

COVID-19 in older adults

Aman Nanda et al. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

The advent of the SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 pandemic has generated a lot of publications at a rapid pace. We know that older adults disproportionately suffer the most severe of COVID outcomes. Here we attempt to coalesce the key knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 biology to the disease and clinical care concepts in the context of older adults.

Keywords: COVID-19; Elderly; Management; Prevention; SARS-CoV-2; Transmission.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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