Strategies to combat medical misinformation on social media

Samuel P Trethewey

doi:10.1136/postgradmedj-2019-137201

Strategies to combat medical misinformation on social media

Postgrad Med J. 2020 Jan;96(1131):4-6. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2019-137201. Epub 2019 Nov 15.

Author

Samuel P Trethewey¹

Affiliation

¹ Oak Tree Surgery, Liskeard, Cornwall, UK s-trethewey@doctors.org.uk.

PMID: 31732511
DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2019-137201

No abstract available

Keywords: general medicine (see internal medicine); information technology; medical education & training; medical journalism; public health; world wide web technology.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Communication*
Humans
Information Dissemination
Internal Medicine*
Intersectoral Collaboration
Journalism, Medical*
Professional Role
Public Health / methods
Public Health / standards
Social Media / standards*