Measuring the impact of health policies using Internet search patterns: the case of abortion
Background Internet search patterns have emerged as a novel data source for monitoring infectious disease trends. We propose that these data can also be used more broadly to study the impact of health policies across different regions in a more efficient and timely manner. Methods As a test...
Main Authors: | Reis, Ben I., Brownstein, John S. |
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Other Authors: | Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology |
Format: | Article |
Language: | en_US |
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Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.)
2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69544 |
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