The Invisible Hand - Medical Care during the Pandemic

被引:24
作者
Kittleson, Michelle M. [1 ]
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[1] Cedars Sinai Med Ctr, Dept Cardiol, Smidt Heart Inst, Los Angeles, CA 90048 USA
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10.1056/NEJMp2006607
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The patient's wife had insisted that he get an angiogram, but by the time it came due, the country was in the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic. Suddenly, the benefits of continuing medical therapy seemed greater, and he was spared an unnecessary procedure.
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