The rapidly increasing usefulness of social media in urogynecology

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 210-213

  Alas, Alexandriah ^a   Sajadi, Kamran P ^b   Goldman, Howard B ^c   Anger, Jennifer T ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Pelvic organ prolapse; Social media; Stress incontinence; Urge incontinence

Indexed keywords

GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH; INFORMATION USE; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS; HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; MEDICAL COMMUNITY; MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; SOCIAL MEDIA; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

UROLOGY;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG INDUSTRY; GYNECOLOGIST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LAWYER; NURSE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; SOCIAL MEDIA; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE; EDUCATION; GYNECOLOGY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; UROLOGY;

GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; SOCIAL MEDIA; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UROLOGY;

EID: 84882972253     PISSN: 21518378     EISSN: 21544212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPV.0b013e3182909872     Document Type: Article

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