#PauseBeforeYouPost: Ethical and Legal Issues Involving Medical Social Media

Eric J. Keller; Vongai C. Mlambo; Scott A. Resnick; Robert L. Vogelzang

doi:10.1055/s-0042-1745717

Seminars in Interventional Radiology, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Semin intervent Radiol 2022; 39(02): 203-206
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1745717

Ethics Corner

#PauseBeforeYouPost: Ethical and Legal Issues Involving Medical Social Media

Eric J. Keller

¹Division of Interventional Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California

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Vongai C. Mlambo

²Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California

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Scott A. Resnick

³Division of Interventional Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois

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Robert L. Vogelzang

³Division of Interventional Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois

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