Validating the use of google trends to enhance pertussis surveillance in California

PLoS Currents

Volumn 7, Issue OUTBREAKS, 2015, Pages

  Pollett, Simon ^a,b   Wood, Nicholas ^c,d   Boscardin, W John ^b,e   Bengtsson, Henrik ^b   Schwarcz, Sandra ^b   Harriman, Kathleen ^f   Winter, Kathleen ^f   Rutherford, George ^b  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MORBIDITY; PERTUSSIS; SEARCH ENGINE; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 84958576353     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21573999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/currents.outbreaks.7119696b3e7523faa4543faac87c56c2     Document Type: Article

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