Instagram and WhatsApp in health and healthcare: An overview

Future Internet

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Kamel Boulos, Maged N ^a   Giustini, Dean M ^b   Wheeler, Steve ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health; Healthcare; Instagram; Medicine; mHealth; Social media; Teleconsultation; WhatsApp

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; MEDICINE; MHEALTH; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

CALIFORNIA , USA; CASE REPORTS; FACEBOOK; INSTAGRAM; NETWORKING SERVICES; SOCIAL MEDIA; TELECONSULTATION; WHATSAPP;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 85006207602     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19995903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/fi8030037     Document Type: Review

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