Assessing Google Correlate Queries for Influenza H1N1 Surveillance in Asian Developing Countries
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Assessing Google Correlate Queries for Influenza H1N1 Surveillance in Asian Developing Countries Xichuan Zhou1∗, Qin Li2, Han Zhao2, Shengli Li 1, Lei Yu 1, Fang Tang 1, Shengdong Hu 1, Guojun Li4 , Yujie Feng3 1 College of Communication Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China 2 Chongqing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chongqing, China 3 The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China 4 Chongqing Communication Institute, Chongqing, China E-mail: [email protected]
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عنوان ژورنال:
- CoRR
دوره abs/1512.03132 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015