Effects of 2019's social protests on emergency health services utilization and case severity in Santiago, Chile: a time-series analysis

• Main Authors: Abraham I.J. Gajardo (Author), Thomas D. Wagner (Author), Kristina Devi Howell (Author), Andrés González-Santa Cruz (Author), Jay S. Kaufman (Author), Alvaro Castillo-Carniglia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: On October 18th, 2019, protestors gathered across Chile to call for social equity, resulting in widespread civil unrest and violent confrontation with the police. In this study, we quantify the effects of the 2019 Chilean protests on emergency health services utilization and inp...