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Descriptor English: Infodemiology
Descriptor Spanish: Infodemiología
Descriptor infodemiología
Entry term(s) infovigilancia
Scope note: Estudio de los determinantes y de la distribución de la información y la desinformación sanitarias en medios electrónicos para informar sobre la salud pública y las políticas públicas en la prevención, la detección y el manejo de la infodemia.
Descriptor Portuguese: Infodemiologia
Descriptor French: Infodémiologie
Entry term(s): Infoveillance
Tree number(s): L01.313.750.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000090462
Scope note: The study of determinants and distribution of health information and misinformation in electronic media to inform public heath and public policy in the prevention, detection, and management of INFODEMICS.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Public MeSH Note: 2022
History Note: 2022
DeCS ID: 59800
Unique ID: D000090462
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Date Established: 2022/01/01
Date of Entry: 2021/07/09
Revision Date: 2021/07/07
Infodemiology - Preferred
Concept UI M000746445
Scope note The study of determinants and distribution of health information and misinformation in electronic media to inform public heath and public policy in the prevention, detection, and management of INFODEMICS.
Preferred term Infodemiology
Infoveillance - Narrower
Concept UI M000746446
Scope note The use of infodemiology metrics to assess public health, such as in forecasting epidemics and outbreaks.
Preferred term Infoveillance



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