Social media use in medical education: A systematic review

Academic Medicine

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 893-901

  Cheston, Christine C ^a   Flickinger, Tabor E ^b   Chisolm, Margaret S ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84878942553     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31828ffc23     Document Type: Review

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