Was Hospital Care Refused to Belgian Nursing Home Residents During COVID-19?

J Am Med Dir Assoc

Centre for Sociological Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; LUCAS-Centre for Care Research & Consultancy, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Published: August 2021

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