Identifying Medicine Shortages With the Twitter Social Network: Retrospective Observational Study

• Main Authors: Doerine J Postma (Author), Magali L A Heijkoop (Author), Peter A G M De Smet (Author), Kim Notenboom (Author), Hubert G M Leufkens (Author), Aukje K Mantel-Teeuwisse (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundEarly identification is critical for mitigating the impact of medicine shortages on patients. The internet, specifically social media, is an emerging source of health data. ObjectiveThis study aimed to explore whether a routine analysis of data from the Twitter social network can detect si...