Social Web and Health Research: Benefits, Limitations, and Best Practices

Bian, Jiang; Guo, Yi; He, Zhe; Hu, Xia

This book presents state-of-the-art research methods, results, and applications in social media and health research. It aims to help readers better understand the different aspects of using social web platforms in health research. Throughout the chapters, the benefits, limitations, and best practices of using a variety of social web platforms in health research are discussed with concrete use cases. This is an ideal book for biomedical researchers, clinicians, and health consumers (including patients) who are interested in learning how social web platforms impact health and healthcare research.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2019-07-11

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783030147136

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-14714-3

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 272