Public Interest in Dermatologic Symptoms, Conditions, Treatments, and Procedures During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from Google Trends

February 2021 in “ Dermatologic therapy ”

Kübra Esen‐Salman, Özlem Akın‐Çakıcı, Sinan Kardeş, Andaç Salman

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Studysummary This study found that the COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered public interest in dermatologic conditions and treatments, with decreased interest in skin cancers but increased interest in issues like dry skin and hand eczema.

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