Why do people search Wikipedia for information on multiple sclerosis?

Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue , 2018, Pages 210-214

  Brigo, F ^a,b   Lattanzi, S ^c   Bragazzi, N ^d   Nardone, R ^b,e   Moccia, M ^f   Lavorgna, L ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b FRANZ TAPPEINER HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^e PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^g SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Infodemiology; Internet; Multiple sclerosis; Wikipedia

Indexed keywords

ALEMTUZUMAB; BETA1A INTERFERON; CLADRIBINE; DACLIZUMAB; FINGOLIMOD; FUMARIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; GLATIRAMER; INTERFERON BETA SERINE; NATALIZUMAB;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; MIGRAINE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ONLINE SYSTEM; PREVALENCE; TREND STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; ITALY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC FIGURE; TELEVISION;

FAMOUS PERSONS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; ITALY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; TELEVISION;

EID: 85041719042     PISSN: 22110348     EISSN: 22110356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2018.02.001     Document Type: Article

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