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. 2018 Nov;11(11):e005018.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.118.005018.

Tweeting the Meeting

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Tweeting the Meeting

Michael T Tanoue et al. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2018 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: cardiology; politics; publication; social media; traction.

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Total number of (A) Twitter users, (B) conference attendees, (C) Tweets and (D) 2 impressions during cardiovascular conferences, 2014 – 2016.

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