How are scientists using social media in the workplace?

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2016, Pages

  Collins, Kimberley ^a   Shiffman, David ^b   Rock, Jenny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICINE; HUMAN; SCIENTIST; SOCIAL MEDIA; WORKPLACE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOGGING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOGGING; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH; SOCIAL MEDIA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84991200617     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162680     Document Type: Article

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