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We thank all TikTok performers (and especially those with personal connections to donation who shared their stories) and the members of the TikToks Save Lives committee for develo** and sharing stem cell donation TikToks. Thank you also to Ryder of tiktok.com/@rydercalmdown (https://rydercalmdown.com/) for support with TikTok training. Stem Cell Club is supported by funding from the Canadian Blood Services BloodTechNet Grant, Canadian Federation of Medical Students, and Doctors of BC.
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BP and WBF conceived of the TikTok library, led its development, and designed the study; all authors developed and reviewed the TikToks; LS, SO, FF, and WBF led national donor recruitment campaigns using the TikToks; BP, KP, CJ, LS, RF, and WBF assembled and analyzed the data; BP, KP, CJ, and WBF designed the figures and tables; BP and WBF wrote the manuscript; and all authors interpreted the data, reviewed and edited the manuscript, and approved the submitted version of the manuscript.
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Park, B., Pires, K., Jian, C.(. et al. A library of TikToks to engage diverse populations to hematopoietic stem cell donation. Bone Marrow Transplant (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41409-024-02294-3
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