Virtual colleagues, virtually colleagues- Physicians' use of Twitter: A population-based observational study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Brynolf, Anne ^a   Johansson, Stefan ^a   Appelgren, Ester ^b   Lynoe, Niels ^a   Bonamy, Anna Karin Edstedt ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL STUDENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; SOCIAL NETWORK; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

EID: 84883347836     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002988     Document Type: Article

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