Infodemiology of alcohol use in hong kong mentioned on blogs: Infoveillance study

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Chan, K L ^a   Ho, S Y ^a   Lam, T H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Blog search; Blogging; Chinese; Hong kong; Infodemiology; Infoveillance; Internet

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; SEARCH ENGINE; SEMANTICS; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOG SEARCH; CHINESE; INFODEMIOLOGY; INFOVEILLANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; BLOGGING; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; SEARCH ENGINE; SEMANTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; BLOG SEARCH; BLOGGING; CHINESE; HONG KONG; INFODEMIOLOGY; INFOVEILLANCE; INTERNET;

EID: 84887796600     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2180     Document Type: Article

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