Physical abuse of young children during the COVID-19 pandemic: alarming increase in the relative frequency of hospitalizations during the lockdown period - Loiseau M, Cottenet J, Bechraoui-Quantin S, Gilard-Pioc S, Mikaeloff Y, Jollant F, Fran çois-Purssell I, Jud A, Quantin C.

BACKGROUND: In France, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a general lockdown from mid-March to mid-May 2020, forcing families to remain confined. We hypothesized that children may have been victims of more physical abuse during the lockdown, involving an increas...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news