The quest for improving general and in hospital health care during COVID-19 pandemic

The quest for improving general and in hospital health care during COVID-19 pandemic

Authors

  • Erminia Ridolo Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Medicine and Surgery Department, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
  • Cristoforo Incorvaia Private practice, Milan, Italy
  • Bruna Gritti School of Human Sciences Gaetana Agnesi, Milan, Italy
  • Francesco Pucciarini Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Medicine and Surgery Department, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Keywords:

COVID-19

Abstract

Since January 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as a serious public health problem (1), which -according to the 13 August 2021 WHO update- is burdened by 205.338.151 cases and 4.333.094 deaths (2). [...]

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02-09-2021

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Ridolo E, Incorvaia C, Gritti B, Pucciarini F. The quest for improving general and in hospital health care during COVID-19 pandemic. Acta Biomed [Internet]. 2021 Sep. 2 [cited 2024 Jul. 18];92(4):e2021422. Available from: https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/view/12188