Prospective Cohort Study of Emergency Department Visit Frequency and Diagnoses Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic in Urban, Low-Income, US- and Foreign-Born Mothers in Boston, MA

Background: The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic fundamentally changed how populations interface with the healthcare system. Despite historical spikes in US mortality during the pandemic, emergency department (ED) visits were paradoxically low. This is a concerning phenomenon that raises a red f...

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Main Authors: Valerie Osula, Serena Rusk, Lingxin Hao, Bhakti Hansoti, Alison Gemmill, Xiumei Hong, Guoying Wang, Colleen Pearson, William G. Adams, Xiaobin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2023-11-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7wq208m6