Prediction of Asthma Hospitalizations for the Common Cold Using Google Trends: Infodemiology Study

• Main Authors: Bernardo Sousa-Pinto (Author), Jaana I Halonen (Author), Aram Antó (Author), Vesa Jormanainen (Author), Wienczyslawa Czarlewski (Author), Anna Bedbrook (Author), Nikolaos G Papadopoulos (Author), Alberto Freitas (Author), Tari Haahtela (Author), Josep M Antó (Author), João Almeida Fonseca (Author), Jean Bousquet (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundIn contrast to air pollution and pollen exposure, data on the occurrence of the common cold are difficult to incorporate in models predicting asthma hospitalizations. ObjectiveThis study aims to assess whether web-based searches on common cold would correlate with and help to predict asthm...