Effects of COVID-19-targeted non-pharmaceutical interventions on pediatric hospital admissions in North Italian hospitals, 2017 to 2022: a quasi-experimental study interrupted time-series analysis

• Main Authors: Giuseppe Maglietta (Author), Matteo Puntoni (Author), Caterina Caminiti (Author), Andrea Pession (Author), Marcello Lanari (Author), Fabio Caramelli (Author), Federico Marchetti (Author), Alessandro De Fanti (Author), Lorenzo Iughetti (Author), Giacomo Biasucci (Author), Agnese Suppiej (Author), Andrea Miceli (Author), Chiara Ghizzi (Author), Gianluca Vergine (Author), Melodie Aricò (Author), Marcello Stella (Author), Susanna Esposito (Author), Emilia-Romagna Paediatric (Author), Francesca Diodati (Author), Chiara Maria Palo (Author), Angela Miniaci (Author), Luca Bertelli (Author), Giovanni Biserni (Author), Angela Troisi (Author), Alessandra Iacono (Author), Federico Bonvicini (Author), Domenico Bartolomeo (Author), Andrea Trombetta (Author), Tommaso Zini (Author), Nicoletta de Paulis (Author), Cristina Forest (Author), Battista Guidi (Author), Francesca Di Florio (Author), Enrico Valletta (Author), Francesco Accomando (Author), Greta Ramundo (Author), Alberto Argentiero (Author), Valentina Fainardi (Author), Michela Deolmi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundThe use of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs), such as lockdowns, social distancing and school closures, against the COVID-19 epidemic is debated, particularly for the possible negative effects on vulnerable populations, including children and adolescents. This study therefore aimed t...