Published on in Vol 22, No 7 (2020): July

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/18527, first published .
Causal Effect of Honorary Titles on Physicians’ Service Volumes in Online Health Communities: Retrospective Study

Causal Effect of Honorary Titles on Physicians’ Service Volumes in Online Health Communities: Retrospective Study

Causal Effect of Honorary Titles on Physicians’ Service Volumes in Online Health Communities: Retrospective Study

Haiyan Yu   1 , PhD ;   Yali Wang   1 , BA ;   Jying-Nan Wang   2 * , PhD ;   Ya-Ling Chiu   3 * , PhD ;   Hang Qiu   4 , PhD ;   Mingyue Gao   5 , MSc

1 Chongqing Key Laboratory of E-commerce and Modern Logistics, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing, China

2 College of International Finance and Trade, Zhejiang Yuexiu University of Foreign Languages, Shaoxing, China

3 College of International Business, Zhejiang Yuexiu University of Foreign Languages, Shaoxing, China

4 School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China

5 Life Course Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Population, Policy, and Practice Programme, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom

*these authors contributed equally

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  • Mingyue Gao, MSc
  • Life Course Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Population, Policy, and Practice Programme
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