Use of social media by healthcare professionals in Greece: An exploratory study

International Journal of Electronic Healthcare

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 105-124

  Apostolakis, Ioannis ^a   Koulierakis, George ^a   Berler, Alexander ^b   Chryssanthou, Anargyros ^c   Varlamis, Iraklis ^d  

^a NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

^b HL7 Hellas ^*  (Greece)

^c Hellenic Data Protection Authority   (Greece)

^d HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Electronic healthcare; Healthcare professionals; Medical information; Social media; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL MEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL MEDICINE;

EID: 84867858315     PISSN: 17418453     EISSN: 17418461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEH.2012.049873     Document Type: Article

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