Social Media Use and Educational Preferences Among First-Year Pharmacy Students

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 122-128

  Clauson, Kevin A ^a   Singh Franco, Devada ^a   Sircar Ramsewak, Feroza ^a   Joseph, Shine ^b   Sandars, John ^c  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Fort Lauderdale   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHARMACY STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL MEDIA; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL MEDIA; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875844718     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2013.770742     Document Type: Article

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