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Letter to the Editor

Substance use-related stigma: an exploratory study of search behavior using Google trends (2004-2021)

Mike Conwaya School of Computing & Information Systems, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia;b Centre for Digital Transformation of Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Cole Citrenbaumc Neuromodulation Division, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USAView further author information
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Annie T. Chend Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3070-8336View further author information
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Pages 504-506 | Received 06 Oct 2021, Accepted 17 Apr 2022, Published online: 17 May 2022

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