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SUBMITTER: Tofighi M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8604317 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tofighi Mohammadali M Asgary Ali A Merchant Asad A AA Shafiee Mohammad Ali MA Najafabadi Mahdi M MM Nadri Nazanin N Aarabi Mehdi M Heffernan Jane J Wu Jianhong J
PloS one 20211119 11
The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly threatening to patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) on intermittent hemodialysis and their care providers. Hemodialysis patients who receive life-sustaining medical therapy in healthcare settings, face unique challenges as they need to be at a dialysis unit three or more times a week, where they are confined to specific settings and tended to by dialysis nurses and staff with physical interaction and in close proximity. Despite the importance ...[more]