Using information technology and social networking for recruitment of research participants: Experience from an exploratory study of pediatric klinefelter syndrome

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Close, Sharron ^a   Smaldone, Arlene ^b   Fennoy, Ilene ^c   Reame, Nancy ^b   Grey, Margaret ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Health information technology; Klinefelter syndrome; Patient recruitment; Research subject recruitment; Social networking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF HELP; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; PATIENT ADVOCACY; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

EID: 84877294851     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2286     Document Type: Article

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