The Demand for Hospital Emergency Services: Trends during the First Month of COVID-19 Response

Introduction: Since December 2019, more than 925,000 cases of COVID-19 have been reported worldwide, 8,251 cases in Portugal by the end of March. Previous studies related to the SARS pandemic showed a decrease up to 80% in the emergency care episodes. Hence, the objective of this study is to analyze...

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Main Authors: Rui Santana, Joana Santos Sousa, Patrícia Soares, Sílvia Lopes, Paulo Boto, João Victor Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2020-04-01
Series:Portuguese Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/507764