Pollution of health news

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 356, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Schwitzer, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CRITICAL THINKING; DECEPTION; EDITORIAL; FAKE NEWS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PEER REVIEW; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIAL MEDIA; UNITED STATES; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; STANDARDS;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNICATION; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; JOURNALISM, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85015715045     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.j1262     Document Type: Editorial

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