COVID-19 risk contagion: Organization and procedures in a South Italy geriatric oncology ward

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¹ Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy. Electronic address: claudiog86@hotmail.it.
² Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
³ Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.

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Claudio Gambardella et al. J Geriatr Oncol. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;11(7):1187-1188.

doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2020.05.008. Epub 2020 May 22.

¹ Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy. Electronic address: claudiog86@hotmail.it.
² Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
³ Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.

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Keywords: COVID-19; Geriatric oncology; Pandemic; Severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2.

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