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ArticleIsrael journal of health policy research2016

Social media as a platform for science and health engagement: challenges and opportunities.

Graham Dixon

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Article in Israel journal of health policy research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Content quality and reliability of mental health videos for cancer patients on social media platforms: a cross-sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Graham DixonThe Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, Washington State University, Murrow Hall 106a, Pullman, WA 99163 USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Social media has become a major platform for debates on science and health. This commentary argues that while social media can present challenges to communicating important health matters, it can also provide health experts a unique opportunity to engage with and build trust among members of the public.

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Social MediaTrustCommunications MediaHealthHumansMass MediaPublic OpinionScienceSocial Sciences

Identifiers

PMID27895894
PMCPMC5117550

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