Web search behavior for multiple sclerosis: An infodemiological study

Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 440-443

  Brigo, Francesco ^a,b   Lochner, Piergiorgio ^b   Tezzon, Frediano ^b   Nardone, Raffaele ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b FRANZ TAPPEINER HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Google Trends; Infodemiology; Internet; Multiple sclerosis; Web

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ONLINE SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; WEB BROWSER;

EID: 84902536662     PISSN: 22110348     EISSN: 22110356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2014.02.005     Document Type: Article

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