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Daylight saving time transitions and circulatory deaths: data from the Veneto region of Italy

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We are grateful to Dr Claudia Righini, Dr Donato Bragatto, and the staff of the Biblioteca Interaziendale di Scienze della Salute, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria ‘S.Anna’, Ferrara, for their continuous support. We would like to acknowledge the professional manuscript services of American Journal Experts.

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This work was supported, in part, by a research grant “Fondo Incentivazione Ricerca—FIR 2018”, University of Ferrara, Italy (prof. Roberto Manfredini).

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Manfredini, R., Fabbian, F., De Giorgi, A. et al. Daylight saving time transitions and circulatory deaths: data from the Veneto region of Italy. Intern Emerg Med 14, 1185–1187 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-019-02085-5

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