The impact of COVID-19 pandemic course in the number and severity of hospitalizations for other natural causes in a large urban center in Brazil.

The COVID-19 pandemic may indirectly impact hospitalizations for other natural causes. Belo Horizonte is a city with 2.5 million inhabitants in Brazil, one of the most hardly-hit countries by the pandemic, where local authorities monitored hospitalizations daily to guide regulatory measures. In an e...

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Main Authors: Luisa C C Brant, Pedro C Pinheiro, Isis E Machado, Paulo R L Correa, Mayara R Santos, Antonio L P Ribeiro, Unaí Tupinambás, Christine F Santiago, Maria de Fatima M Souza, Deborah C Malta, Valéria M A Passos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000054