Social media and medical professionalism: Rethinking the debate and the way forward

Academic Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1331-1334

  Fenwick, Tara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL MEDIA;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84909987486     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000436     Document Type: Review

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