A New Dimension of Health Care: Systematic Review of the Uses, Benefits, and Limitations of Social Media for Health Communication

Anne Moorhead, S.; Hazlett, Diane; Harrison, Laura; K. Carroll, Jennifer; Irwin, Anthea; Hoving, Ciska

doi:10.2196/jmir.1933

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A New Dimension of Health Care: Systematic Review of the Uses, Benefits, and Limitations of Social Media for Health Communication

Published in Journal of Medical Internet Research • Apr 23, 2013

Authors:

S. Anne Moorhead

Diane Hazlett

Laura Harrison

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There is currently a lack of information about the uses, benefits, and limitations of social media for health communication among the general public, patients, and health professionals from primary research. OBJECTIVE: To review the current published literature to identify the uses, bene...

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Social media

Public health

Grey literature

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