Assessment of thunderstorm-induced asthma using Google Trends

Publication date: Available online 1 June 2017
Source:Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Author(s): Jean Bousquet, Robyn E. O'Hehir, Josep M. Anto, Genaro D'Amato, Ralf Mösges, Peter W. Hellings, Michiel Van Eerd, Aziz Sheikh
An asthma outbreak of hospitalizations and deaths was noticed in Australia (November 2016) and in Kuwait (December 2016). This outbreak was clearly demonstrated using Google Trends (GT), a Web-based surveillance tool of interest in clinical practice.



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