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Infoveillance, Infodemiology, Digital Disease Surveillance, Infodemic Management (1041) Medicine 2.0: Social Media, Open, Participatory, Collaborative Medicine (1641) Infodemiology and Infoveillance (1349) Smoking Cessation (556) Mass Media/Social Media Communication and Campaigns (461) Behavioural Surveillance for Public Health (229)

Published on in Vol 3, No 4 (2017): Oct-Dec

E-Cigarette Surveillance With Social Media Data: Social Bots, Emerging Topics, and Trends

E-Cigarette Surveillance With Social Media Data: Social Bots, Emerging Topics, and Trends

E-Cigarette Surveillance With Social Media Data: Social Bots, Emerging Topics, and Trends

Authors of this article:

Jon-Patrick Allem1 Author Orcid Image ;   Emilio Ferrara2 Author Orcid Image ;   Sree Priyanka Uppu3 Author Orcid Image ;   Tess Boley Cruz1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jennifer B Unger1 Author Orcid Image
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