Nationwide COVID-19 survey of Italian parents reveals useful information on attitudes to school attendance, medical support, vaccines and drug trials

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Emergency Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S. Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
² Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
³ Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, "Aldo Moro" university of Bari, Bari, Italy.
⁵ Department of Translational Medical Science - Section of Pediatrics, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
⁶ Dipartimento di Scienze Biotecnologiche di Base, Cliniche Intensivologiche e Perioperatorie, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia.
⁷ Center for Global Health Research and Studies, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

Luca Pierantoni et al. Acta Paediatr. 2021 Mar.

. 2021 Mar;110(3):942-943.

doi: 10.1111/apa.15614. Epub 2020 Oct 21.

¹ Pediatric Emergency Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S. Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
² Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
³ Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, "Aldo Moro" university of Bari, Bari, Italy.
⁵ Department of Translational Medical Science - Section of Pediatrics, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
⁶ Dipartimento di Scienze Biotecnologiche di Base, Cliniche Intensivologiche e Perioperatorie, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia.
⁷ Center for Global Health Research and Studies, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

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