Zika pandemic online trends, incidence and health risk communication: A time trend study

BMJ Global Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2017, Pages

  Adebayo, Gbenga ^a   Neumark, Yehuda ^a   Gesser Edelsburg, Anat ^b   Ahmad, Wiessam Abu ^a   Levine, Hagai ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 85042683380     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20597908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000296     Document Type: Article

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