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Published on in Vol 6, No 2 (2020): Apr-Jun

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Correlations of Online Search Engine Trends With Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Incidence: Infodemiology Study

Correlations of Online Search Engine Trends With Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Incidence: Infodemiology Study

Correlations of Online Search Engine Trends With Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Incidence: Infodemiology Study

Authors of this article:

Thomas S Higgins1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Arthur W Wu3 Author Orcid Image ;   Dhruv Sharma4 Author Orcid Image ;   Elisa A Illing4 Author Orcid Image ;   Kolin Rubel4 Author Orcid Image ;   Jonathan Y Ting4 Author Orcid Image ;   Snot Force Alliance5
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