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. 2022 Mar;40(3):885-886.
doi: 10.1007/s00345-021-03623-7. Epub 2021 Feb 9.

An analysis of misleading YouTube videos on urological conditions: what to do about the danger of spreading misinformation of the YouTube videos?

Ismail Selvi  1 , Numan Baydilli  2
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An analysis of misleading YouTube videos on urological conditions: what to do about the danger of spreading misinformation of the YouTube videos?

Ismail Selvi et al. World J Urol. 2022 Mar.
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Keywords: Misleading information; Social media; Urology; YouTube.

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