Respiratory syncytial virus tracking using internet search engine data

BMC Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Oren, Eyal ^a,b   Frere, Justin ^b   Yom Tov, Eran ^c   Yom Tov, Elad ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c MICROSOFT RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Domain adaptation; Google trends; Internet data; RSV

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERNET; LABORATORY TECHNIQUE; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; SEARCH ENGINE; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERNET; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; SEARCH ENGINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85044729674     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5367-z     Document Type: Article

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