Impact of news of celebrity illness on online search behavior: The 'Robin Williams' phenomenon'

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 555-556

  Brigo, Francesco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b FRANZ TAPPEINER HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTORY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; PARKINSON DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC FIGURE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

FAMOUS PERSONS; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; PARKINSON DISEASE; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84941661330     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdu083     Document Type: Letter

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