Reluctance to seek pediatric care during the COVID-19 pandemic and the risks of delayed diagnosis

Abstract Since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, the number of cases registered worldwide has risen to over 3 million. While COVID-19 per se does not seem to represent a significant threat to the pediatric population, which generally presents a benign course and a low lethality, the current emergen...

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Main Authors: Benedetta Ciacchini, Francesco Tonioli, Cinzia Marciano, Maria Grazia Faticato, Elena Borali, Alessio Pini Prato, Enrico Felici
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13052-020-00849-w