'Have you seen what is on Facebook?' the use of social networking software by healthcare professions students

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  White, Jonathan ^a   Kirwan, Paul ^a   Lai, Krista ^a   Walton, Jennifer ^a   Ross, Shelley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANADA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; DENTISTRY; DRUG USE; E-MAIL; FACEBOOK; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; NUDITY; NURSING; OBSCENITY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PHARMACY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIVACY; SCHOOL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SPEECH AND LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT; STUDENT ATTITUDE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 84883364310     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003013     Document Type: Article

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