The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on patient visits to the emergency department and hospitalizations in medical wards in an Israeli medical center

Abstract Background The Covid-19 pandemic began in Israel on February 2020. Between February and October 2020, 2 periods of lockdown were imposed on Israeli population. Objective To assess the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on visits to the emergency department (ED) and on hospitalizations in medic...

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Main Authors: Yael Frenkel Nir, Yuval Levy, Amit Gutkind, Ehud Grossman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-11-01
Series:Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13584-021-00495-5