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. 2009 Aug;15(8):1327-8.
doi: 10.3201/eid1508.090299.

More diseases tracked by using Google Trends

Camille Pelat, Clément Turbelin, Avner Bar-Hen, Antoine Flahault, Alain- Jacques Valleron

More diseases tracked by using Google Trends

Camille Pelat et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Aug.
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