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| Title |
“Media, politics and science policy: MS and evidence from the CCSVI Trenches”
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Medical Ethics, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6939-14-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Daryl Pullman, Amy Zarzeczny, André Picard |
| Abstract |
In 2009, Dr. Paolo Zamboni proposed chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) as a possible cause of multiple sclerosis (MS). Although his theory and the associated treatment ("liberation therapy") received little more than passing interest in the international scientific and medical communities, his ideas became the source of tremendous public and political tension in Canada. The story moved rapidly from mainstream media to social networking sites. CCSVI and liberation therapy swiftly garnered support among patients and triggered remarkable and relentless advocacy efforts. Policy makers have responded in a variety of ways to the public's call for action. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 56 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 21 | 38% |
| Italy | 4 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 7% |
| Australia | 2 | 4% |
| India | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Austria | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 22 | 39% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 29 | 52% |
| Scientists | 12 | 21% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 9 | 16% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 6 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 128 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 127 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 23 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 18 | 14% |
| Researcher | 16 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 21 | 16% |
| Unknown | 27 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 33 | 26% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 9% |
| Psychology | 10 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 33 | 26% |
| Unknown | 30 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 96. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 March 2021.
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