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Editorial
. 2020 Sep;50(9):1033-1036.
doi: 10.1111/imj.14966. Epub 2020 Aug 10.

Nursing homes: the titanic of cruise ships - will residential aged care facilities survive the COVID-19 pandemic?

Frances Crotty  1 , Rosie Watson  1   2 , Wen Kwang Lim  1
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Editorial

Nursing homes: the titanic of cruise ships - will residential aged care facilities survive the COVID-19 pandemic?

Frances Crotty et al. Intern Med J. 2020 Sep.
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