Research Article: Outpatient Health Service Utilization Among Adults with Diabetes, Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease During the COVID- Pandemic – Results of Population-Based Surveys in Germany from to
Introduction:
The COVID- pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-) has impacted all sectors of society, especially healthcare systems. It not only posed a direct health threat to infected patients, but it also had a negative impact on people with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs). – At the initial phase of the pandemic, strict contact restrictions, including social distancing, closure of public facilities, and stay-at-home orders among other measures, were implemented in many countries…
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