A systematic review of the use and effectiveness of social media in child health

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Hamm, Michele P ^a,c   Shulhan, Jocelyn ^a   Williams, Gillian ^a   Milne, Andrea ^a   Scott, Shannon D ^b   Hartling, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Edmonton Clinic Health Academy   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pediatrics; Social media; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CAREGIVER; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIALYSIS; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; EXERCISE; FAMILY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANTILE SPASM; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MASS MEDIUM; PERCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL HEALTH; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIDEORECORDING; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84902116018     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-14-138     Document Type: Article

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