Article ; Online: Prevalence of COVID-19-like symptoms in Italy and Lombardy, March-April 2020, and their implications on cancer prevention, diagnosis and management.
2020 Volume 30, Issue 2, Page(s) 123–125
Abstract: ... Lombardy, with over 10 million inhabitants and heavily struck by Covid-19, on 27-30 March and 3-7 April ... reported Covid-19-like symptoms. The estimated prevalence was higher in the young, in smokers, and ... registered cases. This has major implications for cancer prevention, management and treatment. ...
| Abstract | Two population-based surveys on coronavirus disease-2019 (Covid-19)-like symptoms were conducted by BVA-Doxa on representative samples of the general population from Italy and its largest region, Lombardy, with over 10 million inhabitants and heavily struck by Covid-19, on 27-30 March and 3-7 April, on a total of 2000 individuals - 353 from Lombardy. Overall, 14.2% of Italians - and 19.6% in Lombardy - reported Covid-19-like symptoms. The estimated prevalence was higher in the young, in smokers, and in Lombardy over the period 20 March to 7 April. Although the influenza season was ended by mid-March, at least part of the symptoms may be not Covid-19 related. Even assuming that only half are, at least 7% of Italians and 10% in Lombardy had been affected by Covid-19. To these, asymptomatic or paucisymptomatic cases have to be added. These estimates are at least one or two orders of magnitude larger than official registered cases. This has major implications for cancer prevention, management and treatment. |
|---|---|
| MeSH term(s) | Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; Female ; Health Surveys ; Humans ; Italy/epidemiology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Neoplasms/prevention & control ; Neoplasms/therapy ; Prevalence ; Symptom Assessment ; Young Adult |
| Keywords | covid19 |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2020-05-07 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| ZDB-ID | 1137033-6 |
| ISSN | 1473-5709 ; 0959-8278 |
| ISSN (online) | 1473-5709 |
| ISSN | 0959-8278 |
| DOI | 10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000604 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
More links
Kategorien
In stock of ZB MED Cologne/Königswinter
| Zs.A 3621: Show issues | Location: Je nach Verfügbarkeit (siehe Angabe bei Bestand) bis Jg. 1994: Bestellungen von Artikeln über das Online-Bestellformular Jg. 1995 - 2021: Lesesall (2.OG) ab Jg. 2022: Lesesaal (EG) |
Order via subito
This service is chargeable due to the Delivery terms set by subito. Orders including an article and supplementary material will be classified as separate orders. In these cases, fees will be demanded for each order.