Using Baidu search values to monitor and predict the confirmed cases of COVID-19 in China: – evidence from Baidu index
Abstract Background New coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has posed a severe threat to human life and caused a global pandemic. The current research aimed to explore whether the search-engine query patterns could serve as a potential tool for monitoring the outbreak of COVID-19. Methods We collect...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-01-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05740-x |