Association of the COVID-19 pandemic with Internet Search Volumes: A Google TrendsTM Analysis

Objectives: To assess the association of public interest in coronavirus infections with the actual number of infected cases for selected countries across the globe. Methods: We performed a Google TrendsTM search for “Coronavirus” and compared Relative Search Volumes (RSV) indices to the number of re...

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Main Authors: Maria Effenberger, Andreas Kronbichler, Jae Il Shin, Gert Mayer, Herbert Tilg, Paul Perco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220302496