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Editorial
. 2017 Jun;9(3):388-389.
doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-17-00015.1.

Podcasting in Medical Education: How Long Should an Educational Podcast Be?

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Podcasting in Medical Education: How Long Should an Educational Podcast Be?

Michael J Cosimini et al. J Grad Med Educ. 2017 Jun.
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Absolute Audience Retention Reported by YouTube Platform Note: The absolute audience retention curve shows the number of listens for every moment as a percentage of the total number of listens. Rewinding and relistening by a single listener to the same portion can increase percentage beyond 100%.

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