Identifying sarcoidosis trends using web search and real-world data in Sweden: a retrospective longitudinal study
Stefanie Ziehfreund,
Linda Tizek,
Elizabeth V. Arkema
et al.
Abstract:Web search data are associated with disease incidence, population interest, and seasonal variations. This study aimed to investigate seasonal and geographical variations of web search data for sarcoidosis and to explore its association with external factors and sarcoidosis incidence in Sweden. Therefore, sarcoidosis-related data from Google Ads Keyword Planer (2017–2020) were generated for Sweden according to its 21 counties. The relationship between search volume and season, region, population demographics, e… Show more
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