Identification of primary medication concerns regarding thyroid hormone replacement therapy from online patient medication reviews: Text mining of social network data

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2018, Pages

  Park, So Hyun ^a,b   Hong, Song Hee ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Drug Safety and Risk Management   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Medication counseling; Primary medication concerns; Satisfaction with levothyroxine treatment; Social network data

Indexed keywords

DATA MINING; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL NETWORK; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DATA MINING; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL NETWORKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85055610293     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/11085     Document Type: Review

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