Social media in public health

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-24

  Kass Hout, Taha A ^a   Alhinnawi, Hend ^a  

^a Humanitarian Tracker   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHOLERA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EARTHQUAKE; EPIDEMIC; FLAVIVIRUS INFECTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HURRICANE; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTERNET; MACHINE LEARNING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENINGITIS; MOBILE PHONE; PANDEMIC; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; VACCINATION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; COMMUNITY; CROWDSOURCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84890101561     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: 14718391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldt028     Document Type: Article

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