Infoveillance of infectious diseases in USA: STDs, tuberculosis, and hepatitis

Journal of Big Data

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Mavragani, Amaryllis ^a   Ochoa, Gabriela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Big data; Chlamydia; Gonorrhea; Google trends; Health informatics; Hepatitis; Infodemiology; Infoveillance; Internet behavior; Public health; Sexually transmitted diseases; Syphilis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYTICS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASES; FORECASTING; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CHLAMYDIA; GONORRHOEAE; GOOGLE TRENDS; HEALTH INFORMATICS; HEPATITIS; INFODEMIOLOGY; INFOVEILLANCE; INTERNET BEHAVIORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILI; TUBERCULOSIS;

BIG DATA;

EID: 85052882960     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21961115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40537-018-0140-9     Document Type: Article

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