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Abstract
Palliative care is an important component of the medical response to pandemics and other health emergencies. The principles of palliative care do not change, but the practice of palliative care has to change as a result of factors such as greater demand and infection control measures. This article makes suggestions for palliative care provision during a pandemic (in developed countries), based on a limited review of the literature and personal experience of the ongoing pandemic (COVID-19 infection). © Royal College of Physicians 2020. All rights reserved.Entities:
Keywords: COVID-19; Palliative; end-of-life; pandemic
Year: 2020 PMID: 32354734 DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0157
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Med (Lond) ISSN: 1470-2118 Impact factor: 2.659