Health Science Students' Use of Social Media for Educational Purposes: A Sample from a Medical University in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Background: Using social media (SM) for educational purposes might improve academic performance. Aim: This paper aims to describe health science students' use of SM for educational purposes and its association with their academic performance. Methods: Two hundred ninety-seven undergraduate health sc...
| Publicado en: | Health Services Insights Vol. 14; pp. 1 - 10 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
1/1/2021
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