The effects of the COVID-19 lockdown and alcohol restriction on trauma-related emergency department cases in a South African regional hospital.

What it found

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Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

1. What was the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on unintentional injuries, in Canada and globally? A scoping review investigating how lockdown measures impacted the global burden of unintentional injury.Frontiers in public health · 2024
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2. Effects of a COVID-19 Public Health Lockdown on Drinking and Health Behavior Among Persons with HIV and with Unhealthy Alcohol use in Uganda.AIDS and behavior · 2023
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3. Alcohol ban during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: Lessons for preventing foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in South Africa.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2022
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4. Evaluation of Patterns of Trauma Reporting to the Emergency Department During the First COVID-19 Lockdown in India.Cureus · 2021
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