Understanding and predicting social media use among community health center patients: A cross-sectional survey

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Hanson, Carl L ^a   West, Josh ^a   Thackeray, Rosemary ^a   Barnes, Michael D ^a   Downey, Jordan ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health centers; Medically underserved area; Social media

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL MEDIA; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CELL PHONES; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL MEDIA; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84914692126     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3373     Document Type: Article

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