Change in Pediatric Health Care Spending and Drug Utilization during the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Main Authors: Riccardo Lubrano (Author), Emanuela Del Giudice (Author), Alessia Marcellino (Author), Flavia Ventriglia (Author), Anna Dilillo (Author), Enrica De Luca (Author), Saverio Mallardo (Author), Sara Isoldi (Author), Vanessa Martucci (Author), Mariateresa Sanseviero (Author), Donatella Iorfida (Author), Concetta Malvaso (Author), Giovanni Cerimoniale (Author), Giuseppina Ragni (Author), Anna Lisa Grandinetti (Author), Loredana Arenare (Author), Silvia Bloise (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To evaluate how the restrictive measures implemented during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic have influenced the incidence of the most common children's diseases and the consumption of medications in 2020 compared to 2019. Methods: We involved all family pediatricians of the local health auth...