Let me Google that for you: A time series analysis of seasonality in internet search trends for terms related to foot and ankle pain

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Telfer, Scott ^a   Woodburn, James ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ankle pain; ankle sprain; foot orthotics; Foot pain; Google Trends; insoles; plantar faciitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938750105     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17571146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13047-015-0074-9     Document Type: Article

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