Published on in Vol 3 (2023)

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Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/39209, first published .
Analyzing Discussions Around Rural Health on Twitter During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Social Network Analysis of Twitter Data

Analyzing Discussions Around Rural Health on Twitter During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Social Network Analysis of Twitter Data

Analyzing Discussions Around Rural Health on Twitter During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Social Network Analysis of Twitter Data

Wasim Ahmed   1 * , BA, MSc, PhD ;   Josep Vidal-Alaball   2, 3, 4 * , MD, MPH, PhD ;   Josep Maria Vilaseca Llobet   4, 5 * , MD, PhD

1 Stirling University Management School, University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom

2 Unitat de Suport a la Recerca de la Catalunya Central, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a l’Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina, Sant Fruitós de Bages, Spain

3 Health Promotion in Rural Areas Research Group, Gerència Territorial de la Catalunya Central, Institut Català de la Salut, Sant Fruitós de Bages, Spain

4 Faculty of Medicine, University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia, Vic, Spain

5 Primary Care Service, Althaia Xarxa Assistencial Universitària de Manresa, Manresa, Spain

*all authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Wasim Ahmed, BA, MSc, PhD
  • Stirling University Management School
  • University of Stirling
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  • Stirling, FK9 4LA
  • United Kingdom
  • Phone: 44 01786 467333
  • Email: Wasim.Ahmed@stir.ac.uk