Leveraging Social Networks for Toxicovigilance

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 184-191

  Chary, Michael ^a   Genes, Nicholas ^a   McKenzie, Andrew ^a   Manini, Alex F ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographics; Epidemiology; Internet; Language; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BEHAVIOR; COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS; DRUG ABUSE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ONLINE SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; TOXICITY; TOXICOVIGILANCE;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BAYES THEOREM; DRUG USERS; DRUG-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LINGUISTICS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHARMACOVIGILANCE; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878107616     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-013-0299-6     Document Type: Article

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