Open AccessCharacteristics of COVID-19 in Homeless Shelters
Author(s) -
Julia Rogers,
Amy C. Link,
Denise J. McCulloch,
Elisabeth Brandstetter,
Kira L. Newman,
Michael L. Jackson,
James P. Hughes,
Janet A. Englund,
Michael Boeckh,
Nancy Sugg,
Misja Ilcisin,
Thomas H. Sibley,
Kairsten Fay,
Jover Lee,
Peter D. Han,
Melissa Truong,
M Richardson,
Deborah A. Nickerson,
Lea M. Starita,
Trevor Bedford,
Helen Y. Chu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.839
H-Index - 390
eISSN - 1539-3704
pISSN - 0003-4819
DOI - 10.7326/m20-3799
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , betacoronavirus , pandemic , virology , environmental health , family medicine , medical emergency , outbreak , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Homeless shelters are a high-risk setting for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission because of crowding and shared hygiene facilities.