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Medical Education Online Volume 25, 2020 - Issue 1

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Letter to the Editor

Social media as a source of medical information during COVID-19

Michael SamyImperial College School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, [email protected]

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7078-3712

Rebecca AbdelmalakImperial College School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, [email protected]

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4261-4161

Amna AhmedImperial College School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, [email protected]

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0836-4146

Mary KeladaImperial College School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, [email protected]

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4568-236X

Article: 1791467 | Published online: 09 Jul 2020

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