Online Public Attention During the Early Days of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Infoveillance Study Based on Baidu Index

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has become a global public health event, attracting worldwide attention. As a tool to monitor public awareness, internet search engines have been widely used in public health emergencies. ObjectiveThis study aims to use online search data (Baidu Index) to...

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Main Authors: Gong, Xue, Han, Yangyang, Hou, Mengchi, Guo, Rui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2020-10-01
Series:JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
Online Access:http://publichealth.jmir.org/2020/4/e23098/