Will the Higher-Income Country Blueprint for COVID-19 Work in Low- and Lower Middle-Income Countries?

Strategies to radically suppress incidence of COVID-19, as used in higher-income countries, may be unrealistic and counterproductive in most low- and lower middle-income countries. Instead, strategies should be tailored to the setting, balancing expected benefits, potential harms, and feasibility.

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Autores principales: Hodgins, Stephen, Saad, Abdulmumin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Global Health: Science and Practice 2020
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Editorial
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7326511/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32522765
http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00217
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spelling pubmed-73265112020-07-01 Will the Higher-Income Country Blueprint for COVID-19 Work in Low- and Lower Middle-Income Countries? Hodgins, Stephen Saad, Abdulmumin Glob Health Sci Pract Editorial Strategies to radically suppress incidence of COVID-19, as used in higher-income countries, may be unrealistic and counterproductive in most low- and lower middle-income countries. Instead, strategies should be tailored to the setting, balancing expected benefits, potential harms, and feasibility. Global Health: Science and Practice 2020-06-30 /pmc/articles/PMC7326511/ /pubmed/32522765 http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00217 Text en © Hodgins and Saad. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly cited. To view a copy of the license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. When linking to this article, please use the following permanent link: https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00217
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