Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Bronchiolitis Hospitalizations: The Experience of an Italian Tertiary Center
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Stera, G.; Pierantoni, L.; Masetti, R.; Leardini, D.; Biagi, C.; Buonsenso, D.; Pession, A.; Lanari, M. Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Bronchiolitis Hospitalizations: The Experience of an Italian Tertiary Center. Children 2021, 8, 556. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8070556
Stera G, Pierantoni L, Masetti R, Leardini D, Biagi C, Buonsenso D, Pession A, Lanari M. Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Bronchiolitis Hospitalizations: The Experience of an Italian Tertiary Center. Children. 2021; 8(7):556. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8070556
Chicago/Turabian StyleStera, Giacomo, Luca Pierantoni, Riccardo Masetti, Davide Leardini, Carlotta Biagi, Danilo Buonsenso, Andrea Pession, and Marcello Lanari. 2021. "Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Bronchiolitis Hospitalizations: The Experience of an Italian Tertiary Center" Children 8, no. 7: 556. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8070556