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. 2020 Sep 1;3(9):e2021482.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.21482.

Assessment of Mental Health of Chinese Primary School Students Before and After School Closing and Opening During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Lei Zhang  1   2   3 , Dandan Zhang  1   2   3 , Jiao Fang  1   2   3 , Yuhui Wan  1   2   3 , Fangbiao Tao  1   2   3 , Ying Sun  1   2   3
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Assessment of Mental Health of Chinese Primary School Students Before and After School Closing and Opening During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Lei Zhang et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

The cohort study assesses the association of school closings during the COVID-19 pandemic with the mental health of primary school students in China.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.. Comparison of the Incidence of Mental Health and Suicidal Behaviors Between the Wave 1 and Wave 2 Groups
Wave 1 was before the outbreak started (early November 2019), and wave 2 was 2 weeks after school reopening (mid-May 2020). aP < .001. bP = .09.
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