Research recruitment using facebook advertising: Big potential, big challenges

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 134-137

  Kapp, Julie M ^a,b   Peters, Colleen ^c   Oliver, Debra Parker ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advertising; Facebook; Research recruitment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

EID: 84875650206     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-012-0443-z     Document Type: Article

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