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Editorial
. 2019 Jan;7(1):15.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2018.11.55.

Is digital epidemiology reliable?-insight from updated cancer statistics

Giuseppe Lippi  1 , Gianfranco Cervellin  2
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Editorial

Is digital epidemiology reliable?-insight from updated cancer statistics

Giuseppe Lippi et al. Ann Transl Med. 2019 Jan.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Correlation between GLOBOCAN (Global Cancer Incidence, Mortality and Prevalence) and Google Trends statistics for the ten most frequent forms of cancer.
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