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. 2020 Sep;26(6):220-223.
doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000001508.

Social Media in the Times of COVID-19

Ashish Goel  1 , Latika Gupta  2
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Social Media in the Times of COVID-19

Ashish Goel et al. J Clin Rheumatol. 2020 Sep.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

L.G. is the social media editor of the Journal of Clinical Rheumatology and the Indian Journal of Rheumatology. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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