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The Impact of the Third Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Elderly and Very Elderly Population in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Portugal

Background: COVID-19 poses a significantly more serious threat to adults aged 65 and above, with a higher mortality rate. This study aims to describe the outcome of COVID-19 patients in the elderly and very elderly population admitted to a tertiary care Portuguese hospital. The authors defined the e...

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Autores principales:	Palavras, Maria João, Faria, Cátia, Fernandes, Patrícia, Lagarto, Alexandra, Ponciano, Ana, Alçada, Filipa, Banza, Maria Jesus
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Cureus 2022
Materias:	Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8963478/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35371715 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.22653

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