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Predatory journals, fake conferences and misleading social media: The dark side of medical information

Slovenian Journal of Public Health
Volume 60 (2021): Issue 2 (June 2021)
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Open Access
|Mar 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2021-0012 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
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Language: English
Page range: 79 - 81
Submitted on: Feb 21, 2021
Accepted on: Feb 22, 2021
Published on: Mar 18, 2021
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
fake medicine,
infodemic,
misinformation,
predatory journals,
evidence-based medicine
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Hygiene and environmental medicine

© 2021 Suzana Kert, Igor Švab, published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
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