Social Networking Sites and Adolescent Health

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 601-612

  Moreno, Megan A ^a   Kolb, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Facebook; Professionalism; Social networking site

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; BULLYING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FRIENDSHIP; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MENTAL HEALTH; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONALISM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BULLYING; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

EID: 84861553865     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: 15578240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2012.03.023     Document Type: Review

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