Medicine is a social science: COVID-19 and the tragedy of residential care facilities in high-income countries

BMJ Glob Health. 2020 Aug;5(8):e003172. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003172.
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Keywords: epidemiology; health policies and all other topics; health systems evaluation; hygiene; infections, diseases, disorders, injuries.

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections* / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections* / mortality
  • Coronavirus Infections* / prevention & control
  • Coronavirus Infections* / transmission
  • Cross Infection
  • Developed Countries
  • Epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Income
  • Pandemics* / prevention & control
  • Pneumonia, Viral* / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia, Viral* / mortality
  • Pneumonia, Viral* / prevention & control
  • Pneumonia, Viral* / transmission
  • Politics
  • Residential Facilities*
  • Risk Factors
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Social Medicine*