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. 2021 Mar;37(3):727-728.
doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-05027-1. Epub 2021 Jan 12.

How the COVID-19 pandemic has prevented children with cancer from pursuing their schooling in hospital or at home

Annarita Adduci  1 , Andrea Ferrari  2 , Paolo Grampa  1 , Monica Giovanetti  1 , Maura Massimino  1
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How the COVID-19 pandemic has prevented children with cancer from pursuing their schooling in hospital or at home

Annarita Adduci et al. Childs Nerv Syst. 2021 Mar.
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The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

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A title of an Italian newspaper talking about the school denied for pediatric oncology patients, after the campaign to raise awareness activated by parents’ associations
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