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Through the use of an innovative method to identify original publications, we conducted a meta-analysis of all epidemiological studies evaluating the association between second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure and br...
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Epidemiology of Tinnitus: Frequency of the Condition
We conducted an umbrella review of the scientific literature followed by a systematic review to comprehensively collect existing evidence on global prevalence from national or regional representative samples o...
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Open AccessA real world analysis of COVID-19 impact on hospitalizations in older adults with chronic conditions from an Italian region
Healthcare delivery reorganization during the COVID-19 emergency may have had a significant impact on access to care for older adults with chronic conditions. We investigated such impact among all adults with ...
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Open AccessImportance of mitigation measures for hospital transmission of SARS-CoV-2 at the onset of the epidemic: the experience of Brescia, Northern Italy
Since the first Italian case of SARS-CoV-2 was detected in Lombardy (Northern Italy) Italy quickly became one of the worst-affected European countries, with a severe impact on health-care workers (HCWs). In t...
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Open AccessRationale and pre-clinical evidences for the use of autologous cartilage micrografts in cartilage repair
The management of cartilage lesions is an open issue in clinical practice, and regenerative medicine represents a promising approach, including the use of autologous micrografts whose efficacy was already test...
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Cryosurgical Otorhynolaryngology
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Cryosurgery in Otorhynolaryngology
Cryosurgery can be a suitable treatment for many benign and precancerous lesions of the oral cavity, as well as in selected patients with squamous cell carcinoma. Although the use of cryosurgery in oral diseas...
