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Editorial
. 2024 Jun 20;17(7):sfae170.
doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfae170. eCollection 2024 Jul.

To the lighthouse: navigating nephrology through the world of social media

Lauren Floyd  1 , Jasmine Sethi  2 , Madelena Stauss  1 , Alexander Woywodt  1
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Editorial

To the lighthouse: navigating nephrology through the world of social media

Lauren Floyd et al. Clin Kidney J. .
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Conflict of interest statement

A.W. is on the editorial board of Clinical Kidney Journal and serves as Social Media Editor. L.F., M.S. and J.S. are members of the Clinical Kidney Journal Social Media Team. The authors have no other interests to declare.

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All in the cloud: the A to K of making the most of social media. Background obtained commercially from Vectorstock Ltd., April 2024, by A.W.
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Opportunities (left) and pitfalls (right) when navigating the SoMe landscape. Background obtained from Vectorstock Ltd. under standard license (purchased April 2024). Background obtained commercially from Vectorstock Ltd., April 2024, by A.W.
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