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29%

29% -- share viewing other patient disease experiences for patients viewing health information on social media (2015)

2015  · PwC

29% of patients who view health information on social media view other patients' experiences with their disease.

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29%
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2015
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patients viewing health information on social media
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https://referralmd.com/30-facts-statistics-on-social-media-and-healthcare/ ↗
Confidence: 23/100 Vintage: 2015 Channel: Deep Crawl
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30 Facts & Stats on Social Media | Healthcare
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patients viewing health information on social media: 29% share viewing other patient disease experiences. Source: PwC (2015). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/patients-view-other-patient-experiences
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/patients-view-other-patient-experiences" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>29%</strong> -- share viewing other patient disease experiences for patients viewing health information on social media<br><small>Source: PwC (2015) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/patients-view-other-patient-experiences" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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