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1. The title of the abstract must be entered in CAPITAL LETTERS and must not exceed 25 words;
2. The text must fit entirely in the rectangular space allotted on this form;
3. Lines must be single-spaced;
4. All fields must be entered;
5. Personal data refers to those of the First Author;
6. The name of the First Author must be repeated in the “Authors” field too;
7. All authors’ names and first author’s name must be entered as follows: INITIAL. SURNAME (e.g. J. Smith);
8. In case of more than one affiliation please indicate them in the proper field, following the order pointed out for each of the authors: (e.g. Authors: J. Smith 1, F. Lewis 2, A. Burton 3 Affiliation: 1 Saint Paul Hospital 2 Cambridge University 3 Oxford University);
9. Please note that the abstract needs to be structured and to include the following sections:
   a) Introduction – maximum of 800 characters including spaces
   b) Materials and Methods – maximum of 800 characters including spaces
   c) Results – maximum of 800 characters including spaces
   d) Conclusion(s) – maximum of 500 characters including spaces
10. Case reports constitute an exception to this, and these should include the following sections:
    a) Introduction – maximum of 800 characters including spaces
    b) Reports – maximum of 1000 characters including spaces
    c) Conclusion(s) – maximum of 500 characters including spaces
11. Please note that, if you do not received the email of submission confirmation after filling in the Abstract form, it means that you have not submitted your abstract correctly. Please, repeat the operation.