Internet-based epidemiology

Handbook of Epidemiology: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 439-469

  Richiardi, Lorenzo ^a   Pizzi, Costanza ^a,b   Paolotti, Daniela ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c ISI FOUNDATION   (Italy)

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EID: 84918511967     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-09834-0_59     Document Type: Chapter

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