Giuseppe Maglietta, Matteo Puntoni, Caterina Caminiti, Andrea Pession, Marcello Lanari, Fabio Caramelli, Federico Marchetti, Alessandro De Fanti, Lorenzo Iughetti, Giacomo Biasucci, Agnese Suppiej, Andrea Miceli, Chiara Ghizzi, Gianluca Vergine, Melodie Aricò, Marcello Stella, Susanna Esposito
BACKGROUND: The 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 to quantify the impact of NPIs on the trend of pediatric hospitalizations during 2 years of pandemic compared to the previous 3 years, also considering two pandemic phases according to the type of adopted NPIs...
2024: Frontiers in Public Health