Could social bots pose a threat to public health?

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2018, Pages 1005-1006

  Allem, Jon Patrick ^a   Ferrara, Emilio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; HUMAN; INTERNET; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; HUMANS; INTERNET; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 85049039871     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304512     Document Type: Review

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