Can facebook be used for research? Experiences using facebook to recruit pregnant women for a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2016, Pages

  Adam, Laura M ^a   Manca, Donna P ^a   Bell, Rhonda C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Internet; Maternal health; Pregnant women; Social media

Indexed keywords

ADVERTISING; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGER; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84989858149     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.6404     Document Type: Article

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