Usage of Social Media by Medical and Dental Students at Nishtar Medical College, Multan, Pakistan

Journal of Hospital Librarianship

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 53-64

  Javed, Muhammad Waqas ^a   Bhatti, Rubina ^a  

^a THE ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY OF BAHAWALPUR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Facebook; Nishtar Medical College; Pakistan; postgraduate students; social media; social networking; YouTube

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923106164     PISSN: 15323269     EISSN: 15323277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15323269.2015.982031     Document Type: Article

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