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Hematology on Twitter
Affiliations- Student Scientific Society, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Jurasz University Hospital 1, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Abstract
Twitter’s impact on information dissemination and the possibility of exchanging opinions between people around the world have made this social platform particularly appealing for hematologists. We have evaluated the potential use of Twitter in the field of hematology for both physicians and patients, and sought out direct examples of Twitter’s current application in medicine and hematology. With the use of the site https://followerwonk.com we have created a list of the most followed hematologists and hematological organizations and described their activity on Twitter.
Abstract
Twitter’s impact on information dissemination and the possibility of exchanging opinions between people around the world have made this social platform particularly appealing for hematologists. We have evaluated the potential use of Twitter in the field of hematology for both physicians and patients, and sought out direct examples of Twitter’s current application in medicine and hematology. With the use of the site https://followerwonk.com we have created a list of the most followed hematologists and hematological organizations and described their activity on Twitter.
Keywords
hematology, social media, Twitter
About this articleTitle
Hematology on Twitter
Journal
Issue
Article type
Review article
Pages
6-10
Published online
2023-01-27
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435
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60
DOI
10.5603/AHP.a2023.0002
Bibliographic record
Acta Haematol Pol 2023;54(1):6-10.
Keywords
hematology
social media
Twitter
Authors
Tomasz Styczyński
Jagoda Sadlok
Jan Styczyński
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