Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Intensity of Health Services Use in General Practice: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Intensity of Health Services Use in General Practice: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Objectives: We aimed to explore the impact of the Swiss shutdown in spring 2020 on the intensity of health services use in general practice.Methods: Based on an electronic medical records database, we built one patient cohort each for January-June 2019 (control, 173,523 patients) and 2020 (179,086 p...

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Main Authors:	Yael Rachamin, Oliver Senn, Sven Streit, Julie Dubois, Michael J. Deml, Katharina Tabea Jungo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:	International Journal of Public Health
Subjects:	COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 health services use general practice primary care chronic conditions
Online Access:	https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2021.635508/full

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