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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/31451
Title: COVID-19 rapid evidence profile #19: What is the risk of transmission of COVID-19 in hospital and long-term care settings, and the impacts of hospital-visitor policies?
Authors: Waddell, K
Wilson, MG
Moat, KA
Wang, Q
Gauvin, François-Pierre
Ahmad, A
Alam, S
Bhuiya, AR
Tchakerian, N
Lavis, JN
Keywords: transmission;COVID-19;hospitals;long-term care;hospital-visitor;policies
Publication Date: Sep-2020
Citation: Waddell K, Wilson MG, Moat KA, Wang Q, Gauvin FP, Ahmad A, Alam S, Bhuiya A, Tchakerian N, Lavis JN. COVID-19 rapid evidence profile #19: What is the risk of transmission of COVID-19 in hospital and long-term care settings, and the impacts of hospital-visitor policies? Hamilton: McMaster Health Forum, 24 September 2020.
Series/Report no.: REP 19;
Abstract: An overview of the best available research evidence from around the world (i.e., evidence syntheses) and local research evidence (i.e., single studies) and may include a scan of experiences from other countries and from Canadian provinces and territories, about the risk of transmission of COVID-19 in hospital and long-term care settings, and the impacts of hospital-visitor policies in response to a decision-maker’s request.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/31451
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