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cord-280223-6ro2deuv	Ciacchini, Benedetta	Reluctance to seek pediatric care during the COVID-19 pandemic and the risks of delayed diagnosis	2020-06-29		.txt	text/plain	1967	110	50	While COVID-19 per se does not seem to represent a significant threat to the pediatric population, which generally presents a benign course and a low lethality, the current emergency might negatively affect the care of pediatric patients and overall children welfare. All these cases share a significant diagnostic delay caused by the parents' reluctance to seek medical attention, seen as a potential risk factor for COVID-19 contagion. While COVID-19 per se does not seem to represent a significant threat to the pediatric population, the current emergency might cause indirect detrimental consequences © The Author(s). On the other hand, it has been shown that in the context of the current pandemic the population is discouraged from accessing hospitals even when urgent medical intervention would be mandatory, resulting in a greater severity of the patient's conditions at the time of A&E admission.	./cache/cord-280223-6ro2deuv.txt	./txt/cord-280223-6ro2deuv.txt