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Changing admission patterns in paediatric emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic
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  1. Andrea Scaramuzza1,
  2. Francesco Tagliaferri2,
  3. Lorenza Bonetti1,
  4. Martina Soliani1,
  5. Francesco Morotti2,
  6. Simonetta Bellone2,
  7. Claudio Cavalli1,
  8. Ivana Rabbone2
  1. 1 Pediatrics, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, Cremona, Italy
  2. 2 Pediatrics, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
  1. Correspondence to Dr Andrea Scaramuzza, Pediatrics, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, 26100 Cremona, Italy; a.scaramuzza{at}gmail.com
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2020-319397

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