Social media: The way forward or a waste of time for physicians?

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 318-322

  DeCamp, M ^a   Cunningham, A M ^b  

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

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethics; Physician patient relationship; Professionalism; Social media

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHYSICIAN; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; PROFESSIONALISM; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL MEDIA;

ETHICS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PROFESSIONALISM; SOCIAL MEDIA;

COMMUNICATION; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84899975014     PISSN: 14782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4997/JRCPE.2013.411     Document Type: Article

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