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JMIR Theme Issue: COVID-19 Special Issue (2437) Infodemiology and Infoveillance (1329) Infoveillance, Infodemiology, Digital Disease Surveillance, Infodemic Management (1029) Mass Media/Social Media Communication and Campaigns (458) Outbreak and Pandemic Preparedness and Management (1713) Theme Issue: Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak Rapid Reports (1512)
Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/19611, first published .
Assessment of the Impact of Media Coverage on COVID-19–Related Google Trends Data: Infodemiology Study

Assessment of the Impact of Media Coverage on COVID-19–Related Google Trends Data: Infodemiology Study

Assessment of the Impact of Media Coverage on COVID-19–Related Google Trends Data: Infodemiology Study

Authors of this article:

Bernardo Sousa-Pinto1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Aram Anto3 Author Orcid Image ;   Wienia Czarlewski3, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Josep M Anto5, 6, 7 Author Orcid Image ;   João Almeida Fonseca1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Jean Bousquet8, 9, 10 Author Orcid Image
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