Inpatient Hospitalizations during the First Wave of COVID-19 in Portugal

• Main Authors: João Rocha (Author), Patrícia Soares (Author), Catarina Filipe (Author), Sílvia Lopes (Author), Mário Teixeira (Author), Inês Fonseca (Author), Joana Sousa (Author), Diana Marquês (Author), Ricardo Mestre (Author), António Duarte (Author), Rui Santana (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objective of this study was to analyze the impact of the pandemic on inpatient hospital admissions during the first wave in Portugal. Data from hospital admissions in mainland Portugal from 2008 to 2017 were used to forecast inpatient hospital admissions for March to May 2020. The observed numbe...