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Development and preliminary data on the use of a mobile app specifically designed to increase community awareness of invasive pneumococcal disease and its prevention

Donatella PanattoDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alexander DomnichDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Roberto GaspariniDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Paolo BonanniDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Giancarlo IcardiDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Daniela AmiciziaDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Lucia ArataDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Nicola Luigi BragazziDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Alessio SignoriDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Paolo LandaDepartment of Economics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Angela BechiniDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Sara BoccaliniDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Pages 1080-1084 | Received 20 Aug 2015, Accepted 26 Oct 2015, Published online: 10 Mar 2016

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