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Is Digital Epidemiology the Future of Clinical Epidemiology?

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  1. Section of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

    Giuseppe Lippi

  2. Service of Clinical Governance, Provincial Agency for Social and Sanitary Services, Trento, Italy

    Camilla Mattiuzzi

  3. Emergency Department, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy

    Gianfranco Cervellin

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Lippi, G., Mattiuzzi, C. & Cervellin, G. Is Digital Epidemiology the Future of Clinical Epidemiology?. J Epidemiol Glob Health 9, 146 (2019). https://doi.org/10.2991/jegh.k.190314.003

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  • Published: 01 May 2019

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