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Expression of the Society of Medicine and Natural Sciences of Parma and Centre on Health System's Organization, Quality and Sustainability, Parma. Acta Bio Medica, founded in 1806, is now one of the few Italian generals reviewed publications on major international databases. Divided into sections on research, case studies and updated monograph, is a training tool for broad spectrum close to the
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Functional outcomes of percutaneous correction of hallux valgus in not symptomatic flatfoot: a case series study
Abstract 14 | PDF Downloads 9Oil injection for cosmetic enhancement of the upper extremities: a case report and review of literature
Abstract 14 | PDF Downloads 11Novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) resistance in African populations: A cause worth exploring
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Vol. 91 No. 2 (2020): COVID19
Editorial
Foreword: Research in times of pandemic COVID-19
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ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS/COMMENTARIES - SPECIAL COVID19
COVID-19 and Cities: from Urban Health strategies to the pandemic challenge. A Decalogue of Public Health opportunities
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The spread of COVID-19 in six western metropolitan regions: a false myth on the excess of mortality in Lombardy and the defense of the city of Milan
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Heterogeneity of COVID-19 outbreak in Italy
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Business Intelligence applied to Emergency Medical Services in the Lombardy region during SARS-CoV-2 epidemic
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Impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on census, organization and activity of a large urban Emergency Department.
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Implications of SARSr-CoV 2 infection in thalassemias: Do patients fall into the “high clinical risk” category?
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Point-of-Care diagnostic of SARS-CoV-2: knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions (KAP) of medical workforce in Italy
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AOU Policlinico di Bari - West China Hospital of Sichuan University. Global experience of medical profession, battle, health, friendship against COVID -19
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Stand by me 2.0. Visits by family members at Covid-19 time
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Screening of COVID-19 in children admitted to the hospital for acute problems: preliminary data
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Primum non nocere. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic course in oldest
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Covid-19 pandemic impact on mental health: a web-based cross-sectional survey on a sample of Italian general practitioners
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Proximal femur fractures in COVID-19 emergency: the experience of two Orthopedics and Traumatology Departments in the first eight weeks of the Italian epidemic
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The deep impact of novel CoVID-19 infection in an Orthopedics and Traumatology Department: the experience of the Piacenza Hospital
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Tobacco smoking and COVID-19 pandemic: old and new issues. A summary of the evidence from the scientific literature
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REVIEWS/FOCUS ON - SPECIAL COVID19
WHO International Health Regulations (IHR) vs COVID-19 Uncertainty
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Treatments for COVID-19: emerging drugs against the coronavirus
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Current laboratory diagnostics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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What happens to people's lungs when they get coronavirus disease 2019?
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Assessment and treatment of older individuals with COVID 19 multi-system disease: Clinical and ethical implications
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The role of the radiologist in diagnosing the COVID-19 infection. Parma experiences
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Novel coronavirus infection and children
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COVID19: potential cardiovascular issues in pediatric patients
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in adolescents: An update on current clinical and diagnostic characteristics
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The impact of MicroRNAs (miRNAs) on the genotype of coronaviruses
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Crime in Italy at the time of the pandemic
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COVID-19 and food allergy in children
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Stop playing with data: there is no sound evidence that Bacille Calmette-Guérin may avoid SARS-CoV-2 infection (for now).
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CORRESPONDENCE - SPECIAL COVID19
SARS-CoV-2 infection in children in Parma
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Rare Anaemias, Sickle-Cell Disease and COVID-19
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The medical concerns of patients with thalassemias at the time of COVID-19 outbreak: The personal experience and the international recommendations
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COVID-19 virus case fatality rate: How to avoid errors in calculation of data during the outbreak?
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The death rate for COVID-19 is positively associated with gross domestic products
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Historical and methodological highlights of quarantine measures: from ancient plague epidemics to current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
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Smell and taste dysfunction during the COVID-19 outbreak: a preliminary report
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Preliminary epidemiological analysis on children and adolescents with novel coronavirus disease (2019-nCoV) in a central area of Calabria region
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History repeating. The plague of 1630 in Milan and the COVID-19 pandemia
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COVID-19: the end of lockdown what next?
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Sofosbuvir as a potential option for the treatment of COVID-19
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Major sports events and the transmission of SARS-CoV-2: analysis of seven case-studies in Europe
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COVID 19 and Spanish flu pandemics: All it changes, nothing changes
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CORRESPONDENCE/CASE REPORTS - SPECIAL COVID19
Report of a series of healthy term newborns from convalescent mothers with COVID-19
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Reviews
Molecular epidemiology of antimicrobial resistant microorganisms in the 21th century: a review of the literature
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Frailty syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis and symptomatic osteoarthritis: an emerging concept in rheumatology
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Original articles
Surgical treatment of peri-prosthetic femur fractures with dedicated NCB plates: our experience
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Medium-term results after treatment of percutaneous tennis elbow release under local anaesthesia
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Neutrophil and platelet to lymphocyte ratio in patients with hypothyroid Hashimoto's thyroiditis
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Comparative results of radius distal AO type C1 fractures of elderly women by two different techniques
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Second-look TURBT: evaluation of anatomopatological and oncologic results in a single center
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The surgery outcomes of pediatric femoral shaft fractures and comparision of radiation risks
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Breast cancer in women: a descriptive analysis of the national cancer database
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Autologous grafts in the treatment of avascular osteonecrosis of the femoral head
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Focus On
Small airways in children with allergic rhinoconjunctivitis: the potential role of a multicomponent nutraceutical
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Lertal®, a multicomponent nutraceutical, could reduce the use of antihistamines in children with allergic rhinoconjunctivitis
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Case Reports
Osteoid osteoma of the proximal phalanx of the hallux: a case report of a challenging diagnosis
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in an oncological normotensive patient: evidence for a pathogenic role of concomitant low magnesium serum levels and chemotherapy treatment
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Letters to the Editors
The hyperchromatic supranuclear stria corresponds to the Golgi apparatus in nasal ciliated cells
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HEALTHY AGING (Editor: D. Cucinotta)
Perioperative care of older persons: where are we?
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Non-communicable disease prevention, nutrition and aging
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Evaluation of bio-psycho-social frailty in older persons on the territory: the method and the experience of the “Medesano Health House”
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