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Editorial
. 2023 Jan 25;20(3):2181.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph20032181.

Digital Twin: A Future Health Challenge in Prevention, Early Diagnosis and Personalisation of Medical Care in Paediatrics

Valeria Calcaterra  1   2 , Valter Pagani  3 , Gianvincenzo Zuccotti  2   4
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Editorial

Digital Twin: A Future Health Challenge in Prevention, Early Diagnosis and Personalisation of Medical Care in Paediatrics

Valeria Calcaterra et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Modern medicine must move from a wait-and-see and remedial system to a preventive and interdisciplinary science that aims to provide patients with personalised and precise treatment planning [...].

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