Online marketing strategies of plastic surgeons and clinics: A comparative study of the united kingdom and the united states

Aesthetic Surgery Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 566-571

  Nassab, Reza ^a   Navsaria, Harshad ^c   Myers, Simon ^b   Frame, James ^b  

^a WHISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

clinical practice; marketing; research; social media

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERNET; MARKETING; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNET; LONDON; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; NEW YORK; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGERY, PLASTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960171097     PISSN: 1090820X     EISSN: 1527330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090820X11411162     Document Type: Article

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