Hannah Wecker, Stefanie Ziehfreund, Sebastian Sitaru, Emma K Johansson, Jesper Elberling, Anaïs Doll, Electra Nicolaidou, Emanuele Scala, Michael J Boffa, Lea Schmidt, Mariusz Sikora, Tiago Torres, Pavel V Chernyshov, Alexander Zink
BACKGROUND: The complexity, high prevalence, and substantial personal and socioeconomic burden collectively render atopic dermatitis (AD) a major public health concern. Using crowdsourced Internet data has the potential to provide unique insights into this concern, as demonstrated by several previous studies. However, a comprehensive comparison across European countries remains lacking. OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to investigate AD-related web searches across Europe to assess spatiotemporal variations and associations between disease-related and external factors...
April 20, 2024: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology: JEADV