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Editorial
. 2025 Jun 26;82(2):231-236.
doi: 10.31053/1853.0605.v82.n2.48178.

[How to combat false ideas in medicine: lessons from Hugo Mercier's theory]

[Article in Spanish]
Eduardo Cuestas C  1
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Editorial

[How to combat false ideas in medicine: lessons from Hugo Mercier's theory]

[Article in Spanish]
Eduardo Cuestas C. Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba. .

Abstract
in English, Spanish

In a world saturated with information, healthcare professionals face the challenge of combating misconceptions that threaten public health, such as vaccine resistance, the use of therapies without scientific support, or denial of diseases like COVID-19...

En un mundo saturado de información, los profesionales de la salud se enfrentan al desafío de combatir ideas erróneas que amenazan la salud pública, como la resistencia a las vacunas, el uso de terapias sin respaldo científico o la negación de enfermedades como la COVID-19....

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