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Age, Complexity, and Crisis — A Prescription for Progress in Pandemic

Louise Aronson

2020New England Journal of Medicine51 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Age, Complexity, and Crisis The outsized impact of Covid-19 on elders has laid bare medicine’s outdated, frequently ineffective or injurious approach to the care of patients who are the planet’s fa...

Topics & Concepts

MedicinePandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Medical prescription2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Medical emergencyDiseaseNursingInfectious disease (medical specialty)VirologyOutbreakInternal medicinePalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsOptimism, Hope, and Well-being