Emergency department presentations during the COVID-19 pandemic in Queensland (to June 2021): interrupted time series analysis.

Amy Lynn SweenyGerben KeijzersAndrea MarshallEmma J HallJamie RansePing ZhangGary GrantYa-Ling HuangDinesh PalipanaYang D TengBenjamin GerhardyJaimi H GreensladePhilip JonesJulia L Crilly

Published in: The Medical journal of Australia (2022)

The COVID-19 pandemic and related public restrictions were associated with profound changes in health care use. Pandemic plans should include advice about continuing to seek care for serious health conditions and health emergencies, and support alternative sources of care for less urgent health care needs.

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