The effect of national lockdown due to COVID-19 on emergency department visits

The effect of national lockdown due to COVID-19 on emergency department visits

Abstract Background COVID-19 outbreak lead to nationwide lockdown in Finland on the March 16th, 2020. Previous data regarding to the patient load in the emergency departments during pandemics is scarce. Our aim is to describe the effect of national lockdown and social distancing on the number and re...

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Main Authors: Ilari Kuitunen, Ville T. Ponkilainen, Antti P. Launonen, Aleksi Reito, Teemu P. Hevonkorpi, Juha Paloneva, Ville M. Mattila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
COVID-19
Pandemic
Epidemiology
Emergency medicine
Stroke
Acute myocardial ischaemia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-020-00810-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-020-00810-0

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