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Authors
- Massimiliano Del Bene (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6672-9721)
- Marco Schiariti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5494-8292)
- Emanuele Rubiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0500-5348)
- Francesco Restelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3789-957X)
- Giovanni Broggi
- Francesco Acerbi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4063-3924)
- Elio Mazzapicchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7043-9233)
- Irene Tramacere (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5550-3412)
- Francesco DiMeco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6213-5793)
- Paolo Ferroli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8744-8857)
- Marco Gemma
- Monica Bricchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4028-3653)
- Morgan Broggi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8818-1317)
- Annica Piccardi
- Luigi Iuele
Institutions
- University of Pisa (IT)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Milan (IT)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1227/neu.0000000000003441
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.40
Funders
- Ministero della Salute