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cord-292929-s8pnm9wv	Ashikalli, Louicia	The indirect impact of COVID-19 on child health	2020-09-16		.txt	text/plain	4936	256	52	It explores the physical and psychological effects, discusses the role of parenting and education, offering practical advice about how best to provide support as a health care professional. Whilst initial data does not suggest that children with comorbidities are at particularly increased risk of severe COVID-19 disease (12) (13) (14) , the challenge of maintaining a good continuity of care for existing patients and adequate diagnostic care for children presenting for the first time remains. At the start of this pandemic in the UK the advice given to the families with children with many chronic diseases was to shield the whole household to prevent the risk of severe illness. The absence of mental health services during previous pandemics increased the risk of psychological distress to those affected (30) . Large organisations such as UNICEF have provided online documents to help teenagers protect their mental health during the pandemic.	./cache/cord-292929-s8pnm9wv.txt	./txt/cord-292929-s8pnm9wv.txt