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Health sources: Reviewing the news

BDJ In Practice volume 33, pages 26–27 (2020)Cite this article

Sarah Bradbury from Dentists' Provident on assessing the news and health sources you read

Open any newspaper, read any blog post or social media chat, or have a catch-up with friends or family, and we all know what the first topic of conversation will be. COVID-19 has had a profound effect on our personal and professional lives with isolation, business concerns and health worries, to name a few.

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Bradbury, S. Health sources: Reviewing the news. BDJ In Pract 33, 26–27 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41404-020-0591-5

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