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The Italian Journal of Medicine (ITJM) is the official journal of FADOI, the Federation of Associations of Hospital Doctors on Internal Medicine and focus to describe the complex and variable situations confronted by Internists in daily practice. ITJM aims to promote excellence in the practice of internal medicine in hospitals and to disseminate the results of clinical research in internal medicine departments. The journal also contributes to the updating of hospital internists on general topics concerning public health, including ethical, legal, economical and health policy issues. The Journal includes original clinical research papers, reviews, case reports and specific sections dedicated to clinical pharmacology, chronic diseases, health management. ITJM is currently indexed in Web of Science/ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ since September 2009.

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• Early and late outcomes of emergency coronary bypass grafting in non-ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction

  Nguyen Thai Minh, Nguyen Sinh Hien, Bui The Dung, Doan Quoc Hung

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1808

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• Role of platelet indices and vitamin D in forecasting deterioration of glycemic control and vascular complications in type 2 diabetes

  Maryam Ahmed Obaid Al Ali, Khalid Abdelsamea Mohamedahmed, Asaad Ma Babker

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1875

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• C-reactive protein as a diagnostic marker for ovarian carcinoma

  Angga Dewi Umar Wahyu, Syahrul Rauf, Susiawaty Susiawaty, Maisuri T. Chalid, Nugraha Utama Pelupessy, Irma Savitri

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1819

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• Skin lesions and the role of the internist: a series of clinical cases

  Carolina Bologna, Domenico Birra, Marina Lugarà, Antonietta De Sena, Gabriella Oliva, Paolo Tirelli, Pasquale Madonna, Vincenzo Nuzzo

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1796

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• Stochastic Petri net model with random time of Vietnamese ischemic stroke patient treatment process

  Nguyen Tien Dung, Nguyen-Thi Phuong Quynh, Ho Cam Tu, Bui-Thi Thu Huong, Pham-Thi Thuy, Vu-Thi Hoai Thu, Lo Minh Trong, Ho Khanh Lam, Nguyen Phuong Sinh

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1806

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• Obesity: a potential cause of varicocele leading to male infertility

  Zain ul Hasan, Syed Amir Gilani, Asif Hanif, Raham Bacha, Zareen Fatima

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1827

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• Profile of dietary supplement consumers in the region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco

  Oumaima Touijri, Btihaj Al Ibrahmi, Yassmine Nahab, Ali Quyou, Moulay Laarbi Ouahidi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1857

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• Screening of the key genes and signaling pathways for schizophrenia using bioinformatics and next generation sequencing data analysis

  Iranna Kotturshetti, Basavaraj Vastrad, Veena Kori, Chanabasayya Vastrad, Shivakumar Kotrashetti

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1830

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• Assessment of the knowledge of pregnant women with gestational diabetes regarding diet and physical activity in Morocco

  Hanane Azargui, Btihaj AL Ibrahmi, Abdellatif Bour

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1849

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• Is a terminally ill non-cancer patient really forced to stay at the hospital?

  Francesco Serafini, Maria Gabriella Procacci, Elia Vettore, Giulia Cardinali, Fabio Presotto

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1850

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• Retrieving the information stored in the donated organ may cause the patient’s personality to change after the transplant operation

  Jamal Al-Karaki, Muhammad Al-Zafar Khan, Phoka Rathebe, Raul Valverde, Alireza Sepehri, Massimo Fioranelli

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1790

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• La medicina perioperatoria e il co-management medico-chirurgico: position paper FADOI-ACOI In collaborazione con SISET, SIMIT, SIN, SINPE

  Davide Carrara, Francesco Dentali

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  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.q.2024.7

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• The importance of the cardiology observation unit in the management of patients with cardiovascular diseases: a pilot project

  Manuel Monti, Simone Cappannelli, Marco Cardile, Deborah Cosmi, Tania Di Pasquale, Mariana Cappannelli, Jacopo Fagotti, Pietro Quadalti, Michele Marvardi, Roberto Marchetti, Euro Capponi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1840

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• Safety and efficacy of renal denervation utilizing standard bidirectional EP catheter: preliminary Vietnamese findings

  Tran Ba Hieu, Nguyen Ngoc Quang, Pham Manh Hung

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1816

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• Vitamin D and intrauterine growth restriction: a cross-sectional study

  Fadhilah Arnan, Maisuri T. Chalid, Monika Fitria Farid, Efendi Lukas, Ellen Wewengkang

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1833

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• Pharmacological interactions in novel oral anticoagulants, statins, and hypertension drugs in patients treated with direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C: a Delphi Consensus project

  Ivan Gentile, Giancarlo Agnelli, Angelo Avogaro, Claudio Borghi, Alessia Ciancio, Ernesto Claar, Patrizio Pasqualetti, Pasquale Perrone Filardi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1846

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• Molecular and hematological spectrum of α-thalassemia in Saudi patients

  Raed Alserihi, Sarah Alswat, Heba Alkhatabi , Haitham M.H. Qutob, Elrashed B. Yasin, Talal Qadah

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1837

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• Association of immunoglobulins and complement levels with pemphigus in patients at the Khartoum Dermatology and Venereal Disease Hospital, Sudan

  Omer Osman Elhag, Mohammed S. Abduhameed, Ismaeel O. Khalid, AbdulAzeem Hijawi, Mohamed O. Andarawi, Saadalnour A. Mustafa, Adil A. Yousif, Shawgi A Elsiddig, Asaad Babker

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1831

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• An uncommon case of postpartum venous thrombosis in a patient with hereditary angioedema. Patient from the ITACA Cohort (Italian Network for Hereditary and Acquired Angioedema)

  Francesco Giardino, Andrea Caruso, Simone Giosuè Longhitano, Lorena Domenica Campanello

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1836

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• Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibition in patients with liver cirrhosis and diabetes: a possible role in ascites control?

  Aurelio Seidita, Francesca Mandreucci, Mirco Pistone, Silvia Calderone, Alessandra Giuliano, Marta Chiavetta, Lydia Giannitrapani, Roberto Citarrella, Maurizio Soresi, Anna Licata, Antonio Carroccio, Stella Compagnoni

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1829

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• Assessing the effect of implementing a central line care bundle on central line-associated bloodstream infections in a tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia

  Ohoud Alhumaidan, Zeina Alkudmani, Khaled Alnafee, Sabah Alshuhri, Bandar Alrashid, Jalwa Alkahtany, Afnan Almazrua, Salem Alghamdi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1783

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• Clinical utility of echocardiography in internal medicine: a narrative review

  Nicola Mumoli, Stefania Marengo

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1802

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• A misleading miscellanea: a COVID-19 patient with fever and cytopenia

  Pietro Bocchi, Lara Zerbini, Elisa Gnappi, Maurizio Ziliotti, Marco Pesci, Luisa Craviotto, Michele Meschi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1805

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• Ochrobactrum anthropi: a rare case of endocarditis

  Francesca Salvotti, Gilda Rossoni, Maria Chiara Pilia, Pietro Carleo, Veronika Kofler, Cristina Carmignani, Maria Grazia Marin, Fabrizio Paolo Bonfante, Irene Zagni

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1821

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• Patent foramen ovale and stroke: a possible association with deep vein thrombosis

  Raffaele Natale, Luca Maria Capece, Sofia Donnarumma, Pasquale Madonna, Carolina Bologna, Domenico Birra, Antonietta De Sena, Marina Lugarà, Claudio De Luca, Mariavittoria Guerra, Gabriella Oliva, Fabio Granato Corigliano, Paolo Tirelli, Vincenzo Nuzzo

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1801

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• The long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and quality of life: a retrospective cohort study in northern Vietnam

  Nguyen Thi Hoa, Nguyen Van Tuan, Tran Thi Thu Ha, Nguyen Thanh Long, Nguyen Hoang Yen, Vu Son Tung, Tran Thien Thang, Tran Thi Ha An, Le Cong Thien, Le Thi Thu Ha, Le Thi Hoan

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1809

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• Incidence and clinicopathological characteristics of breast cancer patients from a single center study

  Alaa Banjar

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1820

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• La continuità di cura tra ospedale-territorio: strumenti e modelli a confronto

  Paola Gnerre, Andrea Montagnani

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  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.q.2024.6

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• Diagnostic values of adenosine deaminase cytokines in fluid contributed to the detection of extrapulmonary tuberculosis

  Bui-Thi Thu Huong, Nguyen Minh Hien, Nguyen Tien Dung, Le-Thi Minh Hien, Luu Cong Thanh, Luu Vu Dung, Tran Khanh Chi, Nguyen-Van Khiem, Hoang Hai Yen

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1810

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• Knowledge, perceptions, and practices of blood donation among undergraduate students at Gulf Medical University, United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study

  Asaad M.A. Babker, Kiran S Gopinath, Srija Manimaran, Ibrahim Ali Alsalkhadi, Praveen Kumar Kandakurti, Ahmed Luay Osman

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1788

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• Comparative analysis of advanced polymerase chain reaction-based detection of Parvovirus B19 in first-trimester pregnant women at Thumbay Hospital, Ajman, United Arab Emirates

  Alaa M. Abdalhadi, Asaad Babker, Ahmed Luay Osman, Israa M. Abdalhadi, Mona A. Alblooshi, Fawzia A. AlObeidli, Israa O. Yousif, Hassan Higazi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1800

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• Morphometric and clinical analysis and nutritional and dietary management of malnourished adult patients in the Marrakech Tensift Al Haouz region, Morocco

  Hiba Belmoudden, Btihaj Al Ibrahmi, Abdellatif Bour

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1804

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• Prevalence and distribution of dry eye disease among patients with type 2 diabetes in Kosovo

  Drilon Zekaj, Naim Jerliu, Floriana Kukaj-Zekaj, Ali Tonuzi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1799

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• A case of ankylosing spondylitis in female siblings

  Aigerim Abuova, Baglan Abdakhina, Aleksandr Glushan, Zhasken Smagulov, Bibigul Adilbekova, Svetlana Trofimova, Assel Meiramova

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1797

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• Segmental arterial mediolysis: a challenging diagnosis in internal medicine

  Giulia Bombardieri, Alessandra Rustici, Michele Caselli, Chiara Chirico, Veronica Bocchi, Andrea Montagnani

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1795

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• Impressive weight loss induced by a very low-calorie ketogenic diet in a morbidly complex obese patient with a recent episode of acute kidney injury and advanced chronic kidney disease: a case report

  Vincenzo Trapanese, Maria Chiara Pelle, Maria Capria, Nazareno Carullo, Clara Vatalaro, Francesca Cosentino, Melania Melina, Maria Resilde Natale, Federica Giofrè, Franco Arturi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1787

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• Correlation between diet, body mass index, and lipid profile in Kosovar women treated for primary infertility

  Fatjona Gashi, Muhamet Kadrija, Zafer Gashi, Mila Arapcheska, Shkelzen Elezaj, Fitore Gashi, Fitim Gashi, Gentian Elezaj, Liridon Elezaj

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1784

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• Concern for medical students due to their cell phones’ comparatively high contamination with Pantoea agglomerans bacteria with reduced sensitivity to some antimicrobials

  Ahmed E. Taha

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1767

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• The value of computed tomography perfusion for assessing the response of hepatocellular carcinoma to transarterial chemoembolization

  Bui Quang Huynh, Nguyen Duy Hung, Le Thanh Dung, Nguyen-Thi Thu, Nguyen-Thi Hai Anh, Ngo Quang Duy, Nguyen Minh Duc

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1768

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• Metodologia clinica nei disturbi del paziente con comorbilità

  Francesco Dentali, Michele Meschi, Paola Gnerre, Tiziana Marcella Attardo

  1-44

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.q.2024.5

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• International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and goal attainment scale approach as academic tools at student-run free clinic for diabetic patients with international collaboration

  Faton T. Hoxha, Arb F. Hoxha, Toini Harra, Anu Myllyharju-Puikkonen, Nart F. Hoxha, Antigona Ukëhaxhaj

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1774

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• Screening for undernutrition in gastric bypass: a case study of four patients in the Marrakech Tensift Al Haouz region, Morocco

  Hiba Belmoudden, Btihaj Al Ibrahmi, Abdellatif Bour

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1778

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• High prevalence of malnutrition in an internal medicine department: results from the AMIDO study

  Paola Gnerre, Stefania Lingua, Marianna Farotto, Riccardo Mazzucco, Stefania Crivellari, Carlotta Bertolina, Fabio Giacchero, Paola Cerutti, Elena Seksich, Marinella Bertolotti, Antonio Maconi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1775

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• Multifactorial intestinal ischemia: a rare and undervalued diagnosis of abdominal pain

  Annadora Morena, Domenico Cirillo, Raffaele Natale, Clelia Nasti, Tullia Torella, Rossella Di Domenico, Fabrizio Pasanisi, Lidia Santarpia

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1777

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• Retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy in the treatment of renal cancer: a 5-year single-center experience in resource-scare setting

  Nguyen Minh An, Ngo Trung Kien, Nguyen Van Duc, Vo Hoang Long

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1764

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• La sfida della prevenzione in medicina interna: a call for action | The challenge of prevention in internal medicine: a call for action

  Francesco Dentali, Sara Rotunno

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  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.q.2024.4

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• Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as a biomarker for urinary tract infection in female patients at Thumbay University Hospital, Ajman, UAE

  Bissan Elattar, Rahaf Ka’ki, Samar Alansawi, Marwan Ismail, Hassan Higazi, Salah Hussein, Sara Mohammed Ali Mohammed, Salma Elnour, Nour Farajallah, Khalid Sukar

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1751

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• Retrospective analysis on clinical characteristics and venous thromboembolism outcomes using bridging prophylaxis with low molecular weight heparin for thrombophilic women performing oocyte retrieval for assisted reproductive procedures: 15 years of experience

  Pierpaolo Di Micco, Corrado Lodigiani, Lidia Luciana Rota, Giuseppe Camporese, Ida Strina, Carlo Alviggi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1749

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• Complete revascularization in coronary artery bypass grafting with coronary artery endarterectomy: updated findings from Vietnam

  Huu Cong Nguyen, Hung Quoc Doan, Linh Hai T. Ngo, Uoc Huu Nguyen, Long Hoang Vo, Thanh Ngoc Le

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2024.1734

  903

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• Uso degli antibiotici nel fine vita Documento Intersocietario SICP - SIMIT - FADOI - SIMG

  Matteo Moroni, Massimo Melo, Raffaella Antonione, Massimo Fantoni, Roberto Luzzati, Massimiliano Lanzafame, Rita Murri, Fabio Gilioli, Francesco Dentali, Dario Manfellotto, Biancamaria Fraccaro, Luigi Patil

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  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.q.2024.3

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• L’interprofessionalità medico-infermieristica in Medicina Interna I vantaggi della collaborazione medico-infermieristica nella pratica clinica

  Tiziana Marcella Attardo, Letizia Tesei, Dario Manfellotto, Francesco Dentali

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.q.2024.2

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• Il referral del paziente internistico in cardiologia riabilitativa - Position paper FADOI, ITACARE-P

  Francesco Dentali, Francesco Fattirolli, Paola Gnerre, Franco Mastroianni, Gian Francesco Mureddu, Marco Ambrosetti

  1-20

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.q.2024.1

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  FADOI survey on chronic kidney disease and anaemia in internal medicine departments of Italian hospitals

  Pietro Bocchi, Andrea Montagnani, Michele Meschi, Fulvio Pomero, Paola Piccolo, Antonella Valerio, Gualberto Gussoni, Dario Manfellotto, Francesco Dentali, Chronic Kidney Disease and Anaemia in Internal Medicine (CKD-AIM) FADOI Study Group

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2023.1605

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  The management of heart failure: a FADOI survey in the setting of Internal Medicine Units

  Fernando Gallucci

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2023.1573

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  Position Paper FADOI-SIGG Nuove opportunità terapeutiche per ottimizzare la terapia con oppiacei e migliorare la qualità della vita dei pazienti

  Andrea Fontanella, Dario Manfellotto, Francesco Landi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.q.2021.s1

  2040

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  Consensus document ANMCO/FADOI/SIAARTI/SIC/SIMG/SIMI/SIMEU: The clinical-diagnostic and therapeutic pathway of patients with acute heart failure in the Emergency Department

  Mariavittoria Vescovo

  247-276

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2019.1230

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  Doing more does not mean doing better: the FADOI contribution to the Slow Medicine program for a sustainable and wise healthcare system

  Luigi Lusiani, Roberto Frediani, Roberto Nardi, Andrea Fontanella, Mauro Campanini

  281-286

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2015.580

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