An e-patient's End-user community (EUCY): The value added of social network applications

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 951-957

  Winston, Elaine R ^a   Dawn Medlin, B ^b   Adriana Romaniello, B ^c  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

E patient; End user community (EUCY); Health information management; Social networking; Twitter

Indexed keywords

CONTACT FREQUENCY; E-PATIENT; END USERS; HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; HIGH QUALITY; INFORMATION EXCHANGES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS; SOCIAL NETWORKS; TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; TWITTER; VALUE ADDED;

HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84857361358     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2011.12.016     Document Type: Article

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