Infodemiological data concerning silicosis in the USA in the period 2004–2010 correlating with real-world statistical data

Infodemiological data concerning silicosis in the USA in the period 2004–2010 correlating with real-world statistical data

This article reports data concerning silicosis-related web-activities using Google Trends (GT) capturing the Internet behavior in the USA for the period 2004–2010. GT-generated data were then compared with the most recent available epidemiological data of silicosis mortality obtained from the Center...

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Main Authors: Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Guglielmo Dini, Alessandra Toletone, Francesco Brigo, Paolo Durando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-02-01
Series:Data in Brief
Subjects:
Infodemiology and infoveillance
Internet
Occupational medicine and hygiene
Web 2.0
Work-related diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340916306813
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Summary:This article reports data concerning silicosis-related web-activities using Google Trends (GT) capturing the Internet behavior in the USA for the period 2004–2010. GT-generated data were then compared with the most recent available epidemiological data of silicosis mortality obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the same study period. Statistically significant correlations with epidemiological data of silicosis (r=0.805, p-value <0.05) and other related web searches were found. The temporal trend well correlated with the epidemiological data, as well as the geospatial distribution of the web-activities with the geographic epidemiology of silicosis.
ISSN:2352-3409

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