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Published on in Vol 9 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/90088, first published .
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Assessing Alopecia Areata Misinformation: Social Media Analysis

Assessing Alopecia Areata Misinformation: Social Media Analysis

Shanika N Francis   1 , BS, MHS ;   Ank A Agarwal   2, 3 , BA ;   Aaron H Fanous   2 , MD ;   Dawn H Siegel   3 , MD ;   Roxana Daneshjou   2, 3 , MD, PhD

1 Meharry Medical College, School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States

2 Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States

3 Department of Dermatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Shanika N Francis, BS, MHS
  • Meharry Medical College
  • School of Medicine
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  • Nashville, TN 37208
  • United States
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  • Email: sfrancis24@mmc.edu