Published on in Vol 21, No 7 (2019): July

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/13739, first published .
Influence of Climate on Google Internet Searches for Pruritus Across 16 German Cities: Retrospective Analysis

Influence of Climate on Google Internet Searches for Pruritus Across 16 German Cities: Retrospective Analysis

Influence of Climate on Google Internet Searches for Pruritus Across 16 German Cities: Retrospective Analysis

Linda Tizek   1, 2 , MPH ;   Maximilian Schielein   1, 2 , MPH ;   Melvin Rüth   1 , BSc ;   Sonja Ständer   3 , MD ;   Manuel Pedro Pereira   3 , MD ;   Bernadette Eberlein   1 , MD ;   Tilo Biedermann   1 , MD ;   Alexander Zink   1 , MPH, MD, PhD

1 Department of Dermatology and Allergy, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

2 The Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry, and Epidemiology, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Germany

3 Center for Chronic Pruritus, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Münster, Muenster, Germany

Corresponding Author:

  • Alexander Zink, MPH, MD, PhD
  • Department of Dermatology and Allergy
  • School of Medicine
  • Technical University of Munich
  • Biedersteiner Str 29
  • Munich, 80802
  • Germany
  • Phone: 49 89 4140 3038
  • Fax: 49 89 4140 3552
  • Email: Alexander.zink@tum.de