Acute diseases, emergency admissions and mortality during weekends: should we be worried?

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Editorial

Roberto Manfredini et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Sep.

. 2017 Sep;9(9):2723-2727.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.07.87.

¹ Department of Medical Sciences, Clinica Medica Unit, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Mortality risks associated with emergency admissions during weekends and public holidays: an analysis of electronic health records.
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