Use and views on social networking sites of pharmacy students in the United Kingdom

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Hall, Maurice ^a   Hanna, Lezley Anne ^a   Huey, Gwenyth ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Media; Professionalism; Social networking; Students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MEDIA; PHARMACY STUDENT; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROFESSIONALISM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

MEDIA; PROFESSIONALISM; SOCIAL NETWORKING; STUDENTS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STUDENTS, PHARMACY;

EID: 84881650970     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/ajpe7719     Document Type: Article

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