Does social media improve communication? Evaluating the NIOSH science blog

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 384-394

  Sublet, Virginia ^a,b   Spring, Christina ^a,b   Howard, John ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b Office of the Director   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; NIOSH Science Blog; Social media; Workplace safety and health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE; WRITING;

ADULT; AGED; BLOGGING; COMMUNICATION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE; WRITING;

EID: 79953698133     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20921     Document Type: Article

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