A systematic review assessing the under-representation of elderly adults in COVID-19 trials

A systematic review assessing the under-representation of elderly adults in COVID-19 trials

Abstract Background Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has caused a pandemic threatening millions of people worldwide. Yet studies specifically assessing the geriatric population are scarce. We aimed to examine the participation of elderly patients in therapeutic or prophylactic trials on COVID-19. Meth...

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Main Authors: Virginie Prendki, Noam Tau, Tomer Avni, Marco Falcone, Angela Huttner, Laurent Kaiser, Mical Paul, Yaara Leibovici-Weissmann, Dafna Yahav, on behalf of ESCMID Study Group for Infections in the Elderly (ESGIE)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
COVID-19
Elderly
Clinical trials, systematic review
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01954-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01954-5

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