Social media and you: What every physician needs to know

Journal of Medical Practice Management

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 206-209

  Chauhan, Bindiya ^a   George, Ruth ^a   Coffin, Janis ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Facebook; Healthcare; Internet; Online; Physicians; Professional; Social media; Technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SOCIAL MEDIA; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; SOCIAL MEDIA; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874698490     PISSN: 87550229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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