Open Access<p>Use of Baidu Index to Track Chinese Online Behavior and Interest in Kidney Stones</p>
Author(s) -
Tengteng Wang,
Qinghua Xia,
Xiude Chen,
Xunbo Jin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s245822
Subject(s) - kidney stones , medicine , extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy , online search , population , china , index (typography) , the internet , surgery , geography , lithotripsy , computer science , environmental health , information retrieval , archaeology , world wide web
Baidu, currently the top online search tool in China, has developed an internet search trends gathering and analysis tool called the Baidu Index. The aim of this study was to explore the value of the Baidu Index for monitoring online kidney stones-related information-seeking behavior and understanding of population features and priorities in China.