Determining the Topic Evolution and Sentiment Polarity for Albinism in a Chinese Online Health Community: Machine Learning and Social Network Analysis

BackgroundThere are more than 6000 rare diseases in existence today, with the number of patients with these conditions rapidly increasing. Most research to date has focused on the diagnosis, treatment, and development of orphan drugs, while few studies have examined the topics and emotions expressed...

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Main Authors: Bi, Qiqing, Shen, Lining, Evans, Richard, Zhang, Zhiguo, Wang, Shimin, Dai, Wei, Liu, Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2020-05-01
Series:JMIR Medical Informatics
Online Access:http://medinform.jmir.org/2020/5/e17813/