What The Study Did: Inquiries to a child abuse hotline during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with inquiries during the same period the previous year are assessed in this study.
Authors: Robin Ortiz, M.D., of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, is the corresponding author.
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