Early epidemiological analysis of the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak based on crowdsourced data: a population-level observational study

The Lancet Digital Health

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2020, Pages e201-e208

  Sun, Kaiyuan ^a   Chen, Jenny ^a   Viboud, Cécile ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHINA; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; CROWDSOURCING; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; SYMPTOM; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85079844271     PISSN: None     EISSN: 25897500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2589-7500(20)30026-1     Document Type: Article

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