Tweets about hospital quality: A mixed methods study

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 838-846

  Greaves, Felix ^a   Laverty, Antony A ^b   Ramirez Cano, Daniel ^a   Moilanen, Karo ^c   Pulman, Stephen ^c   Darzi, Ara ^a   Millett, Christopher ^b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL MEDIA; TRUST; UNITED KINGDOM; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MALE; STANDARDS;

ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84907152536     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-002875     Document Type: Article

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