Beating the odds with systematic individualized care Nationwide prospective follow‐up of all patients with COVID‐19 in Iceland
The current pandemic of a novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) began in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has since spread worldwide. Pandemic preparedness has been an ongoing project in Iceland since the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic in 2003‐2004. In mid‐January 2020, The...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:7323355 2023-05-15T16:45:49+02:00 Beating the odds with systematic individualized care Nationwide prospective follow‐up of all patients with COVID‐19 in Iceland Helgason, D Eythorsson, E Olafsdottir, LB Agustsson, T Ingvarsdottir, S Sverrisdottir, S Ragnarsdottir, ED Gottfredsson, M Gudlaugsson, O Palsson, R Ingvarsson, RF 2020-06-19 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7323355/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32558969 https://doi.org/10.1111/joim.13135 en eng John Wiley and Sons Inc. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7323355/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32558969 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joim.13135 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. This article is being made freely available through PubMed Central as part of the COVID-19 public health emergency response. It can be used for unrestricted research re-use and analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source, for the duration of the public health emergency. J Intern Med Letters to the Editor Text 2020 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1111/joim.13135 2020-07-05T00:57:57Z The current pandemic of a novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) began in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has since spread worldwide. Pandemic preparedness has been an ongoing project in Iceland since the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic in 2003‐2004. In mid‐January 2020, The Directorate of Health (DOH) and The Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management (DCPEM) revised the current pandemic preparedness response plan. The DOH and DCPEM, in close collaboration with the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Internal Medicine Services at Landspitali–The National University Hospital (LUH) and deCODE genetics, initiated a nationwide surveillance program for COVID‐19, including diagnostic testing which began on 31 January. A report on the extensive screening efforts in Iceland has recently been published. Text Iceland PubMed Central (PMC) Journal of Internal Medicine 289 2 255 258 |
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The current pandemic of a novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) began in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has since spread worldwide. Pandemic preparedness has been an ongoing project in Iceland since the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic in 2003‐2004. In mid‐January 2020, The Directorate of Health (DOH) and The Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management (DCPEM) revised the current pandemic preparedness response plan. The DOH and DCPEM, in close collaboration with the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Internal Medicine Services at Landspitali–The National University Hospital (LUH) and deCODE genetics, initiated a nationwide surveillance program for COVID‐19, including diagnostic testing which began on 31 January. A report on the extensive screening efforts in Iceland has recently been published. |
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Beating the odds with systematic individualized care Nationwide prospective follow‐up of all patients with COVID‐19 in Iceland |
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Beating the odds with systematic individualized care Nationwide prospective follow‐up of all patients with COVID‐19 in Iceland |
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Beating the odds with systematic individualized care Nationwide prospective follow‐up of all patients with COVID‐19 in Iceland |
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This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. This article is being made freely available through PubMed Central as part of the COVID-19 public health emergency response. It can be used for unrestricted research re-use and analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source, for the duration of the public health emergency. |
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