Dissemination of health information through social networks: Twitter and antibiotics

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 182-188

  Scanfeld, Daniel ^a   Scanfeld, Vanessa ^b   Larson, Elaine L ^c  

^a Integrated Program in Cellular   (United States)

^b MixedInk   (United States)

^c Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG MISUSE; HEALTH SURVEY; INFLUENZA; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77949891085     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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