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. 2020 Sep 1;174(9):898-900.
doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1619.

Mental Health Status Among Children in Home Confinement During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak in Hubei Province, China

Xinyan Xie  1 , Qi Xue  1 , Yu Zhou  1 , Kaiheng Zhu  1 , Qi Liu  1 , Jiajia Zhang  2 , Ranran Song  1
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Mental Health Status Among Children in Home Confinement During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak in Hubei Province, China

Xinyan Xie et al. JAMA Pediatr. .

Abstract

This cohort study investigates the depression and anxiety of children in Wuhan and Huangshi, Hubei province, China, during the coronavirus disease 2019 lockdown.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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