Social media and the medical profession

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 194, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 642-644

  Mansfield, Sarah J ^a   Morrison, Stewart G ^b   Stephens, Hugh O ^c   Bonning, Michael A ^a   Wang, Sheng Hui ^d   Withers, Aaron H ^a   Olver, Rob C ^d   Per, Andrew W ^e  

^a Federal Secretariat   (Australia)

^b Australian Medical Association Victoria   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d New Zealand Medical Association   (New Zealand)

^e Australian Medical Students' Association   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; DEFAMATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; PROFESSIONALISM; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 79959339040     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03149.x     Document Type: Article

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