Indirect impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its containment measures on social inequalities in hospital utilisation in Italy.
Chiara Di GirolamoRoberto GnaviTania LandriscinaSilvia ForniManuele FalconeEnrico CalandriniGiulia CesaroniAntonio Giampiero RussoOlivia LeoniCaterina FanizzaAlessandra AllottaGiuseppe CostaTeresa Spadeanull nullPublished in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2022)
The socially patterned reduction of hospital utilisation may lead to a potential exacerbation of health inequalities among groups who were already vulnerable before the pandemic. The healthcare service can contribute to contrast health disparities worsened by COVID-19 through more efficient communication and locally appropriate interventions.
Keyphrases
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- human health
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- climate change
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