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. 2021 Jun;110(6):1959-1960.
doi: 10.1111/apa.15756. Epub 2021 Feb 3.

Complicated appendicitis due to diagnosis delay during lockdown period in Italy

Tommaso Bellini  1 , Gioacchino Andrea Rotulo  1 , Marcello Carlucci  2 , Venusia Fiorenza  2 , Emanuela Piccotti  1 , Girolamo Mattioli  2   3
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Complicated appendicitis due to diagnosis delay during lockdown period in Italy

Tommaso Bellini et al. Acta Paediatr. 2021 Jun.
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