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Internal medicine wards and the chronic diseases epidemic: it is time to change the standards

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Ligurian East Hospital, La Spezia, Italy

    Micaela La Regina & Francesco Orlandini

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La Regina, M., Orlandini, F. & Ligurian Internal Medicine Group. Internal medicine wards and the chronic diseases epidemic: it is time to change the standards. Intern Emerg Med 9, 483–485 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-013-1029-4

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