The Use of Google Trends in Health Care Research: A Systematic Review
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The Use of Google Trends in Health Care Research: A Systematic Review
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Keywords
Internet, Suicide, Infectious disease surveillance, United States, Mental health and psychiatry, Influenza, Kidney stones, Swine influenza
Journal
PLoS One
Volume 9, Issue 10, Pages e109583
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Online
2014-10-23
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0109583
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