Unintended consequences of restrictive visitation policies during the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for hospitalized children

Affiliations

¹ Center for Child Health Policy and Advocacy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. Raphael@bcm.edu.
² Department of Pediatrics, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA.
³ Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Comment

Jean L Raphael et al. Pediatr Res. 2021 May.

. 2021 May;89(6):1333-1335.

doi: 10.1038/s41390-021-01439-0. Epub 2021 Mar 2.

¹ Center for Child Health Policy and Advocacy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. Raphael@bcm.edu.
² Department of Pediatrics, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA.
³ Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

Research consent rates before and during a COVID-19 one-visitor policy in a children's hospital.
Van Driest SL, Madell SM, Crum K, Smith AH, Bichell DP, Kannankeril PJ. Van Driest SL, et al. Pediatr Res. 2021 May;89(6):1386-1388. doi: 10.1038/s41390-020-01303-7. Epub 2021 Jan 14. Pediatr Res. 2021. PMID: 33446915 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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