Advertising medical procedures on social media platforms: dangers and ethical considerations

Advertising medical procedures on social media platforms: dangers and ethical considerations

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  • Michele Venosa RomaPro Center for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty - Polo Sanitario San Feliciano- Rome, Italy; GLOBE, Italian Working Group on Evidence Based Orthopaedics - Rome, Italy

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23-06-2025

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Venosa M. Advertising medical procedures on social media platforms: dangers and ethical considerations. Acta Biomed. 2025;96(3):16690. doi:10.23750/abm.v96i3.16690