id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-253736-cd4qnp2m Modenese, Alberto Increased Risk of COVID-19-Related Deaths among General Practitioners in Italy 2020-06-03 .txt text/plain 2353 99 46 Especially at the beginning of the epidemic, GPs might have had scant information on the specific safety procedures for the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 transmission (e.g., there was limited knowledge on the possibility of contagions deriving from asymptomatic patients) and, moreover, the availability of personal protective equipment was insufficient. Such studies will allow the identification of specific occupational hazards and possible increased risk of infection and mortality among various categories of HCWs. Considering the currently available Italian data, the trend in deaths suggests that the work-related contagion of GPs was more critical during the first weeks of the epidemic in Italy, with a slight decrease in more recent days, even if the proportion is still very high for GPs. The relatively high number of death cases among GPs deserves some examination. ./cache/cord-253736-cd4qnp2m.txt ./txt/cord-253736-cd4qnp2m.txt