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A study investigating the knowledge and responses of Italian medical students to the COVID-19 pandemic

Dakota Russell Wheelera Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele (Milano), ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Salvatore Chibbarob Department of Neurosurgery, Strasbourg Hospital University, Strasbourg, France
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Ioanna Karoutisa Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele (Milano), Italy
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Adrian Safaa Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele (Milano), Italy
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Benedetta Tinterria Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele (Milano), Italy
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Giulio Calgaroa Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele (Milano), Italy
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Wu Chung Yina Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele (Milano), Italy
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Ismail Zaedc Department of Neurosurgery, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center – IRCCS, Rozzano (Milano), ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3506-4111
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Pages 250-257 | Published online: 31 Jan 2021

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