Paediatric emergency department visits fell by more than 70% during the COVID-19 lockdown in Northern Italy

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Clinic, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
² Allergy Clinic, Casa di Cura Villa Montallegro, Genoa, Italy.

Lucia Iozzi et al. Acta Paediatr. 2020 Oct.

. 2020 Oct;109(10):2137-2138.

doi: 10.1111/apa.15458. Epub 2020 Jul 22.

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Clinic, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
² Allergy Clinic, Casa di Cura Villa Montallegro, Genoa, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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