title: Drugs on the internet, part IV: Google's Ngram viewer analytic tool applied to drug literature.
abstract: Google Inc.'s digitized book library can be searched based on key words and phrases over a five-century time frame. Application of the Ngram Viewer to drug literature was assessed for its utility as a research tool. The results appear promising as a method for noting changes in the popularity of specific drugs over time, historical epidemiology of drug use and misuse, and adoption and regulation of drug technologies.
authors: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Boston, MA, USA. michael.montagne@mcphs.edu
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Montagne
authors: Melissa
authors: M
authors: Morgan
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D020407:Internet; D008093:Literature, Modern; D063487:Prescription Drug Misuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D057386:Search Engine