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Comment
. 2016 Aug 9;18(8):e219.
doi: 10.2196/jmir.6185.

The Importance of Debiasing Social Media Data to Better Understand E-Cigarette-Related Attitudes and Behaviors

Jon-Patrick Allem  1 , Emilio Ferrara
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The Importance of Debiasing Social Media Data to Better Understand E-Cigarette-Related Attitudes and Behaviors

Jon-Patrick Allem et al. J Med Internet Res. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Internet; Twitter; electronic cigarettes; social media; surveillance.

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