Medical care of patients in the emergency department of the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade during the epidemic of COVID-19

Milan Jovanović; Miroslav Vukosavljević; Dragan Dinčić; Nenad Ratković; Nenad Perišić; Radoje Ilić; Toplica Lepić; Vesna Šuljagić; Željko Jadranin; Srdjan  Lazić; Nemanja Rančić

doi:10.2298/VSP200829119J

Milan Jovanović Military Medical Academy, Emergency Department, Belgrade, Serbia
Miroslav Vukosavljević University of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
Dragan Dinčić University of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
Nenad Ratković University of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
Nenad Perišić University of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
Radoje Ilić University of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
Toplica Lepić University of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
Vesna Šuljagić University of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
Željko Jadranin University of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
Srdjan Lazić University of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
Nemanja Rančić University of Defence, Faculty of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/VSP200829119J

Keywords: covid-19, diagnosis, emergency service, hospital, hospitals, military, serbia, triage

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