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Published on in Vol 7, No 7 (2021): July

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/29942, first published .
The Reliability and Quality of YouTube Videos as a Source of Public Health Information Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination: Cross-sectional Study

The Reliability and Quality of YouTube Videos as a Source of Public Health Information Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination: Cross-sectional Study

The Reliability and Quality of YouTube Videos as a Source of Public Health Information Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination: Cross-sectional Study

Authors of this article:

Calvin Chan1 Author Orcid Image ;   Viknesh Sounderajah1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Elisabeth Daniels1 Author Orcid Image ;   Amish Acharya1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Jonathan Clarke1, 2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Seema Yalamanchili1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Pasha Normahani1 Author Orcid Image ;   Sheraz Markar1 Author Orcid Image ;   Hutan Ashrafian1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Ara Darzi1, 2 Author Orcid Image
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