The Use of Social Media in Public Health Surveillance

Isaac Chun Hai Fung; Zion Tsz Ho Tse; King Wa Fu

doi:10.5365/wpsar.2015.6.1.019

The Use of Social Media in Public Health Surveillance

Isaac Chun Hai Fung, Zion Tsz Ho Tse, King Wa Fu

Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Environmental Health Sciences

The University of Hong Kong

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Abstract

Social media are broadly understood as a set of online activities that facilitate interpersonal communication, information sharing, collaboration or crowdsourcing among online users. They have become a global phenomenon with over two thirds of worldwide adult Internet users being active on social networking sites in 2014.1

Original language	American English
Journal	Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal
Volume	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2015.6.1.019
State	Published - Jun 2015

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Public Health

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public health
social media
surveillance

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The Use of Social Media in Public Health Surveillance

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