Hospital Admissions Associated With Noncommunicable Diseases During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Brazil
Jean Henri Maselli-Schoueri, Luís Eduardo Werneck de Carvalho, Leandro F. M. Rezende, Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca, Gérson Ferrari, Fernando Adami
Abstract
This cross-sectional study uses data from the Brazilian Unified Health System to compare the number of hospital admissions for treatment of noncommunicable diseases from January to June 2020 with that during the corresponding period in each of the previous 3 years in São Paulo, Brazil.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)OutbreakMedicineCross-sectional study2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Environmental healthGeographyEmergency medicineDiseaseVirologyInternal medicinePathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 and healthcare impactsHealthcare cost, quality, practicesCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies