The application of internet-based sources for public health surveillance (infoveillance): Systematic review

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2020, Pages

  Barros, Joana M ^a   Duggan, Jim ^a   Rebholz Schuhmann, Dietrich ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic diseases; Infectious diseases; Infodemiology; Infoveillance; Medical informatics; Public health; Public health informatics

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERNET; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REVIEW; SOCIAL MEDIA; WEB BROWSER; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PROCEDURES;

HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 85082099550     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/13680     Document Type: Review

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