key: cord-0770117-rw41zgrg
authors: Akcaboy, Meltem; Terin, Harun; Senel, Saliha
title: CHANGES IN HOSPITALIZATION IN CHILDREN DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC QUARANTINE IN TURKEY
date: 2020-12-15
journal: J Pediatr
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.12.014
sha: fae31673bce0aaba154f1979867cba157b83c2dd
doc_id: 770117
cord_uid: rw41zgrg

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To the Editor:

Li et al (1) reported the variations in healthcare visits of children to hospitals during the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic in China.

In Turkey, the first case of SARS-CoV-2 infection was authoritatively reported by the Ministry of Health on March 11, 2020 (2). The schools and universities were closed on March 16, 2020. The government took further steps to mitigate disease spread, including restrictions on travel, social distancing and home quarantine March to June 2020.

We report the effects on healthcare utilization data derived from a tertiary pediatric hospital in the middle of Turkey and accepting complicated patients from all over the country. The 

Changes in Children's Healthcare Visits During