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#herniasurgery on the #SoMe platform Twitter: the importance of communication in science

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  1. European Hernia Society Social Media Advisory Board, Madrid, Spain

    K. K. Jensen, H. Gök & A. C. de Beaux

  2. Digestive Disease Center, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

    K. K. Jensen

  3. European Hernia Society Website Advisory Board, Madrid, Spain

    M. Pawlak & B. East

  4. Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, Barnstaple, UK

    M. Pawlak

  5. Hernia Istanbul®, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey

    H. Gök

  6. 3rd Department of Surgery, Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic

    B. East

  7. 1st Faculty of Medicine, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

    B. East

  8. Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

    A. C. de Beaux

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All the authors declare a conflict of interest as BE and KKJ are members of the advisory wings of the board of the European hernia society and HG, ACB and MP are members of the board. All the authors are surgeons with hernia interest.

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Jensen, K.K., Pawlak, M., Gök, H. et al. #herniasurgery on the #SoMe platform Twitter: the importance of communication in science. Hernia 26, 373–374 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-020-02277-5

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