Reluctance to seek pediatric care during the COVID-19 pandemic and the risks of delayed diagnosis

• Main Authors: Benedetta Ciacchini (Author), Francesco Tonioli (Author), Cinzia Marciano (Author), Maria Grazia Faticato (Author), Elena Borali (Author), Alessio Pini Prato (Author), Enrico Felici (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, the number of cases registered worldwide has risen to over 3 million. While COVID-19 per se does not seem to represent a significant threat to the pediatric population, which generally presents a benign course and a low lethality, the current emergen...