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

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

Health Policy, 2021, vol. 125, issue 12, 1580-1586

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: COVID-19 diagnostic testing; Health Resources; Multimorbidity; Ageism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2021.10.002

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