How Twitter has connected the colorectal community

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 805-809

  Logghe, H J ^a   Pellino, G ^b   Brady, R ^c   McCoubrey, A S ^d   Atallah, S ^e  

^a Second University of Naples ^*  (United States)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Erne Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^e FLORIDA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL DISEASE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT EDUCATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

COLORECTAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84995404844     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: 1128045X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-016-1542-3     Document Type: Editorial

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