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A Case Study of the New York City 2012-2013 Influenza Season With Daily Geocoded Twitter Data From Temporal and Spatiotemporal Perspectives

A Case Study of the New York City 2012-2013 Influenza Season With Daily Geocoded Twitter Data From Temporal and Spatiotemporal Perspectives

A Case Study of the New York City 2012-2013 Influenza Season With Daily Geocoded Twitter Data From Temporal and Spatiotemporal Perspectives

Authors of this article:

Ruchit Nagar1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Qingyu Yuan1, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Clark C Freifeld4 Author Orcid Image ;   Mauricio Santillana1, 5, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Aaron Nojima1, 7 Author Orcid Image ;   Rumi Chunara1, 8 Author Orcid Image ;   John S Brownstein1, 6, 8 Author Orcid Image
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