Social media, big data, and mental health: Current advances and ethical implications

Current Opinion in Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2016, Pages 77-82

  Conway, Mike ^a   O'Connor, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84960351488     PISSN: 2352250X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2016.01.004     Document Type: Review

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