title: Internal medicine wards and the chronic diseases epidemic: it is time to change the standards.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Ligurian East Hospital, La Spezia, Italy, micaela.laregina@asl5.liguria.it.
authors.forename: Micaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: La Regina
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Orlandini
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine; D007558:Italy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires