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Comment
. 2020 Jul 30;56(1):2001812.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.01812-2020. Print 2020 Jul.

COVID-19 in Italy: passing through bitter waters

Lorenzo Guglielmetti  1   2   3 , Sheila Chiesi  4
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COVID-19 in Italy: passing through bitter waters

Lorenzo Guglielmetti et al. Eur Respir J. .

Abstract

The COVID-19 epidemic in Italy has shown many shortcomings in the national healthcare system but it also represents a historic opportunity to reinforce central healthcare governance and reduce inequalities across the country https://bit.ly/3gaP9Qi

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: L. Guglielmetti has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: S. Chiesi has nothing to disclose.

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