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

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bian, Jiang (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Guo, Yi (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), He, Zhe (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Hu, Xia (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Biomedical engineering.; Health informatics.; Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology.; Health Informatics.; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.
• Physical Description: XIII, 272 p. 31 illus., 19 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783030147143
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-14714-3

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.