The ethical and professional use of social media in surgery: A systematic review of the literature

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 388E-398E

  Bennett, Katelyn G ^a   Berlin, Nicholas L ^a   MacEachern, Mark P ^a   Buchman, Steven R ^a   Preminger, B Aviva ^a   Vercler, Christian J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL MEDICINE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EMBASE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SUBJECT HEADINGS; MEDLINE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT CARE; PLASTIC SURGEON; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROFESSIONALISM; REVIEW; SOCIAL MEDIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UROLOGY; VASCULAR SURGERY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ETHICS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARDS; SURGERY;

HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIAL MEDIA; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL;

EID: 85059494397     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000004692     Document Type: Review

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