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letter . 2020 Sep 10:hcaa265. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcaa265
Strategies to Stop and Prevent COVID-19 Transmission in Long Term Care Facilities (LTCFs)
Li Feng Tan
h1,✉, Joo Wei Chua
h2,h3
Li Feng Tan, MBBS, MMed, MRCP
h1
Consultant, Division of Healthy Ageing, Alexandra Hospital
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Joo Wei Chua, MBBS, MMEd, MRCP
h2
Associate Consultant, Fast and Chronic Programme, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore
h3Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore
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h1
Consultant, Division of Healthy Ageing, Alexandra Hospital
h2
Associate Consultant, Fast and Chronic Programme, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore
h3Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore
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Corresponding Author: Dr. TAN Li Feng, Li_feng_tan@nuhs.edu.sg, Address: Blk 20A 378 Alexandra Road, Singapore 159964
Received 2020 Aug 25; Accepted 2020 Aug 27.
Keywords: Nursing homes, COVID-19, Coronavirus: Age, Public Health
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