Physician tweet thyself: A guide for integrating social media into medical practice

British Columbia Medical Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 38-41

  Budd, Laura ^a  

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EID: 84873261817     PISSN: 00070556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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