Leveraging Internet Search Data to Improve the Prediction and Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases: Retrospective Observational Study

• Main Authors: Xu, Chenjie (Author), Cao, Zhi (Author), Yang, Hongxi (Author), Gao, Ying (Author), Sun, Li (Author), Hou, Yabing (Author), Cao, Xinxi (Author), Jia, Peng (Author), Wang, Yaogang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundAs human society enters an era of vast and easily accessible social media, a growing number of people are exploiting the internet to search and exchange medical information. Because internet search data could reflect population interest in particular health topics, they provide a new way o...