Privacy, professionalism and Facebook: A dilemma for young doctors

Medical Education

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 805-813

  MacDonald, Joanna ^a   Sohn, Sangsu ^b   Ellis, Pete ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIANS; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 77954715174     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2010.03720.x     Document Type: Article

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