Twitter and the Credibility of Disseminated Medical Information During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Sabrina Gill; Kyle Kinslow; Mark McKenney; Adel Elkbuli

doi:10.1177/0003134820973391

Twitter and the Credibility of Disseminated Medical Information During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Sabrina Gill
, Kyle Kinslow
, Mark McKenney
, Adel Elkbuli

Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, 14506Kendall Regional Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA.
University of South Florida

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Original language	American English
Journal	The American Surgeon
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0003134820973391
State	Published - Dec 19 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Emergency Medicine

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