Social media use in chronic disease: A systematic review and novel taxonomy

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 128, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1335-1350

  Patel, Rajesh ^a   Chang, Tammy ^b   Greysen, S Ryan ^c   Chopra, Vineet ^d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Social media; Social media taxonomy; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; NEOPLASM; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAXONOMY; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; CLASSIFICATION; PSYCHOLOGY; UTILIZATION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; HUMANS; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84947867776     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.06.015     Document Type: Article

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