Assessing Alopecia Areata Misinformation: Social Media Analysis

Shanika N Francis, Ank A Agarwal, Aaron H Fanous, Dawn H Siegel, Roxana Daneshjou

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DOI: 10.2196/90088
Published: 2026-07-23
Container: JMIR Dermatology
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@article{allodium:10.2196/90088,
  title = {Assessing Alopecia Areata Misinformation: Social Media Analysis},
  author = {Shanika N Francis and Ank A Agarwal and Aaron H Fanous and Dawn H Siegel and Roxana Daneshjou},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {JMIR Dermatology},
  doi = {10.2196/90088},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.2196/90088}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Assessing Alopecia Areata Misinformation: Social Media Analysis
AU  - Shanika N Francis
AU  - Ank A Agarwal
AU  - Aaron H Fanous
AU  - Dawn H Siegel
AU  - Roxana Daneshjou
PY  - 2026
JO  - JMIR Dermatology
DO  - 10.2196/90088
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/90088
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Francis, S. N., Agarwal, A. A., Fanous, A. H., Siegel, D. H., & Daneshjou, R. (2026). Assessing Alopecia Areata Misinformation: Social Media Analysis. JMIR Dermatology. https://doi.org/10.2196/90088

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