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Medicine 2.0: Social Media, Open, Participatory, Collaborative Medicine (1641) Quality/Credibility of eHealth Information and Trust Issues (531) Eating Disorders (78)

Published on in Vol 15, No 2 (2013): February

Misleading Health-Related Information Promoted Through Video-Based Social Media: Anorexia on YouTube

Misleading Health-Related Information Promoted Through Video-Based Social Media: Anorexia on YouTube

Misleading Health-Related Information Promoted Through Video-Based Social Media: Anorexia on YouTube

Authors of this article:

Shabbir Syed-Abdul1, 2 ;   Luis Fernandez-Luque3 Author Orcid Image ;   Wen-Shan Jian4 ;   Yu-Chuan Li1, 5 ;   Steven Crain6, 7 ;   Min-Huei Hsu1 ;   Yao-Chin Wang1 ;   Dorjsuren Khandregzen1 ;   Enkhzaya Chuluunbaatar8 ;   Phung Anh Nguyen1, 2 ;   Der-Ming Liou2
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  2. Cummings E, Ellis L, Turner P. Social Media and Mobile Technologies for Healthcare. View
  3. Halpern D, Valenzuela S, Katz J, Miranda J. Social Computing and Social Media. Design, Human Behavior and Analytics. View
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  7. Booth K, Trauth E. Information in Contemporary Society. View
  8. Booth K, Eikey E, Trauth E. Managing the Web of Things. View
  9. Döring N. Handbuch Gesundheitskommunikation. View
  10. Cummings E, Ellis L, Turner P. Health Literacy. View
  11. Rousidis D, Garoufallou E, Balatsoukas P, Paraskeuopoulos K, Asderi S, Koutsomiha D. Metadata and Semantics Research. View
  12. Guzzo T, D’Andrea A, Ferri F, Grifoni P. Social Networks: Analysis and Case Studies. View
  13. Cardoso P, Fonseca M. Navigating Digital Communication and Challenges for Organizations. View
  14. Hattingh M. Adolescences. View