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Journal of Communication in Healthcare
Strategies, Media and Engagement in Global Health
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Using social media to disseminate education about Alzheimer’s prevention & treatment: a pilot study on Alzheimer's Universe (www.AlzU.org)

Richard S. IsaacsonDepartment of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Alon SeifanDepartment of Neurology, Compass Health Systems, North Miami, FL, USAView further author information
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Candace L. HaddoxDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USAView further author information
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Monica MurebDepartment of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Aneela RahmanDepartment of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Olivia ScheyerDepartment of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Katherine HackettDepartment of Neuropsychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USAView further author information
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Emily CaesarLoyola-Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USAView further author information
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Jaclyn L. ChenStony Brook University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Jon IsaacsonDepartment of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Mark McInnisWishbone Productions, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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Lisa MosconiDepartment of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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