Effect of environmental factors on Internet searches related to sinusitis

Laryngoscope

Volumn 125, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2447-2450

  Willson, Thomas J ^a   Lospinoso, Joshua ^b   Weitzel, Erik K ^a   McMains, Kevin C ^c  

^a SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Portia Statistical Consulting   (United States)

^c South Texas Veterans HCS   (United States)

Author keywords

allergy; big data; Google; Internet search; pollution; sinusitis

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; AIR POLLUTANT; ALLERGEN; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNET; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUSITIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALLERGENS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLEN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINUSITIS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TEXAS;

EID: 84944514585     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.25420     Document Type: Conference Paper

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