Citation

Seposo X, Celis-Seposo AK, Ueda K. JAMA Netw. Open 2023; 6(3): e231878.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, American Medical Association)

DOI

10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.1878

PMID

36892844

Abstract

Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has had varying implications for various health outcomes and age groups.1 The pandemic has affected children and adolescents immensely, particularly due to restrictions on society, which may be associated with widening educational disparities, worsening child mental health issues, and environments inducing maltreatment.2 Evidence on the consequences of pandemic-related restrictions, however, has been scarce in the Asian region, wherein these restrictions are still enforced. In this study, we examined the association between the pandemic and the number of child abuse consultations in Japan ...

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