Ethical issues in using social media for health and health care research

Health Policy

Volumn 110, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 298-301

  McKee, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Social media Ethics

Indexed keywords

BIOETHICS; ETHICIST; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGISTER; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SCIENTIST; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PRIVACY; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84876124382     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.02.006     Document Type: Note

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