Digital epidemiology: what is it, and where is it going?

Life Sci Soc Policy. 2018 Jan 4;14(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s40504-017-0065-7.

Abstract

Digital Epidemiology is a new field that has been growing rapidly in the past few years, fueled by the increasing availability of data and computing power, as well as by breakthroughs in data analytics methods. In this short piece, I provide an outlook of where I see the field heading, and offer a broad and a narrow definition of the term.

MeSH terms

  • Data Collection / methods*
  • Electronic Health Records*
  • Epidemiologic Studies*
  • Humans