Use of google in study of noninfectious medical conditions

Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 584-585

  Breyer, Benjamin N ^a   Eisenberg, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIABETES MELLITUS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNET; LETTER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEARCH ENGINE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFORMATION SEEKING; UNITED STATES;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953927619     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181e080cd     Document Type: Letter

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