COVID-19 in Singapore - a case series from primary care

As the COVID-19 pandemic worsens, early case detection is vital to limiting community spread. We describe our experiences with four COVID-19 cases at the polyclinics in January and February 2020. This retrospective case series highlights the challenges primary care clinicians face in the early ident...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Singapore medical journal 2021-01, Vol.62 (1), p.48-51
Hauptverfasser:	Sim, Sai Zhen, Teo, Sok Huang, Kong, Jing Wen, Lim, Ziliang, Ng, Ming Yann Karen, Tang, Wern Ee
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Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Case Series COVID-19 - diagnosis COVID-19 - epidemiology Female Humans Male Pandemics Primary Health Care Retrospective Studies SARS-CoV-2 Singapore - epidemiology
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