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“People power” or “pester power”? YouTube as a forum for the generation of evidence and patient advocacy()

OBJECTIVE: Venoplasty has been proposed, alongside the theory of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI), as a treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). Despite concerns about its efficacy and safety, thousands of patients have undergone the procedure. This paper analyses YouTube videos wher...

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Autores principales: Mazanderani, Fadhila, O’Neill, Braden, Powell, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3863946/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23830239
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2013.06.006