Making "social" safer: Are Facebook and other online networks becoming less hazardous for health professionals?

Journal of Clinical Ethics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 348-352

  George, Daniel R ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING CURVE; PRIVACY; SOCIAL MEDIA; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEARNING CURVE; PRIVACY; SOCIAL MEDIA;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875764370     PISSN: 10467890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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