Recruiting for health, medical or psychosocial research using Facebook: Systematic review

Internet Interventions

Volumn 4, Issue , 2016, Pages 72-81

  Thornton, Louise ^a   Batterham, Philip J ^b   Fassnacht, Daniel B ^c   Kay Lambkin, Frances ^a,d   Calear, Alison L ^b   Hunt, Sally ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Canberra Hospital   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Facebook; Online recruitment; Recruitment; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADVERTISING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL CONSTITUTION AND HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE USE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84964380941     PISSN: 22147829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2016.02.001     Document Type: Review

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