Publications by authors named "L Barrutia"
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- * Testing for mutations in the telomerase reverse transcriptase gene promoter (p) can enhance diagnostic confidence, but the study aims to explore the cost-effectiveness of this testing approach.
- * Out of 367 analyzed cases, mutation analysis was performed in 86% of initially uncertain diagnoses, resulting in improved confidence for 38% of those cases, while establishing a micro-costing framework to evaluate financial implications.
Background: Patients increasingly search for dermatological information on YouTube; however, the successful presence of dermatologists on this platform is limited. Audience retention is essential to ensure success, as the YouTube algorithm considers it to rank videos. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study in dermatology that focuses on audience retention on YouTube.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWhat do Patients Want to See on Social Media? Evidence From a Two-Year Experiment.
Dermatol Pract Concept
January 2023
Introduction: Dermatological information on social media is dominated by misleading and potentially harmful content from nonexperts. Literature suggests that, to address this issue, dermatologists should develop an online presence. However, the successful presence of dermatologists on social media has been criticized for focusing on cosmetic dermatology and not representing the broad spectrum of the specialty.
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