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Accessibility to SARS-CoV-2 swab test during the Covid-19 pandemic: Did age make the difference?

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  • Trevisan, Caterina
  • Pedone, Claudio
  • Maggi, Stefania
  • Noale, Marianna
  • Di Bari, Mauro
  • Sojic, Aleksandra
  • Molinaro, Sabrina
  • Giacomelli, Andrea
  • Bianchi, Fabrizio
  • Tavio, Marcello
  • Rusconi, Stefano
  • Pagani, Gabriele
  • Galli, Massimo
  • Prinelli, Federica
  • Adorni, Fulvio
  • Antonelli Incalzi, Raffaele

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Although COVID-19 affects older people more severely, health policies during the first wave of the pandemic often prioritized younger individuals. We investigated whether age had influenced the access to a diagnostic test for SARS-CoV-2 infection and whether clinical complexity and healthcare resources availability could have impacted such differences.

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  • Trevisan, Caterina & Pedone, Claudio & Maggi, Stefania & Noale, Marianna & Di Bari, Mauro & Sojic, Aleksandra & Molinaro, Sabrina & Giacomelli, Andrea & Bianchi, Fabrizio & Tavio, Marcello & Rusconi, , 2021. "Accessibility to SARS-CoV-2 swab test during the Covid-19 pandemic: Did age make the difference?," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 125(12), pages 1580-1586.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:125:y:2021:i:12:p:1580-1586
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2021.10.002
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    1. Fulvio Adorni & Nithiya Jesuthasan & Elena Perdixi & Aleksandra Sojic & Andrea Giacomelli & Marianna Noale & Caterina Trevisan & Michela Franchini & Stefania Pieroni & Liliana Cori & Claudio Maria Mas, 2022. "Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Italy Using Real-World Data: Methodology and Cohort Description of the Second Phase of Web-Based EPICOVID19 Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-16, January.

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