How U.S. children's hospitals use social media: A mixed methods study

Healthcare

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 15-21

  Wong, Charlene A ^a,b   Ostapovich, Gabrielle ^b   Kramer Golinkoff, Emily ^b   Griffis, Heather ^b   Asch, David A ^a,b,c   Merchant, Raina M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD SAFETY; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FACEBOOK; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; TWITTER; UNITED STATES; CHILD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL; MARKETING; SOCIAL MARKETING;

CHILD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INTERNET; MARKETING; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84960796829     PISSN: 22130764     EISSN: 22130772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2015.12.004     Document Type: Article

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