Prolonged social isolation of the elderly during COVID-19: Between benefit and damage

Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2020 Jul-Aug:89:104086. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2020.104086. Epub 2020 May 3.

Authors

Barbara Plagg¹, Adolf Engl², Giuliano Piccoliori², Klaus Eisendle³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of General Medicine, College of Health Care Professions Claudiana, Bolzano, Bozen, Italy; Free University of Bozen/Bolzano, Italy. Electronic address: barbara.plagg@unibz.it.
² Institute of General Medicine, College of Health Care Professions Claudiana, Bolzano, Bozen, Italy.
³ Institute of General Medicine, College of Health Care Professions Claudiana, Bolzano, Bozen, Italy; Central Hospital Bolzano/Bozen, Italy.

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Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

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Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Communicable Disease Control*
Coronavirus Infections* / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections* / psychology
Humans
Pandemics* / prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral* / epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral* / psychology
Quarantine
SARS-CoV-2
Social Isolation*