Is TikTok The Next Social Media Frontier for Medicine?

Article Properties
  • Language
    English
  • DOI (url)
    10.1002/aet2.10532
  • Publication Date
    2020/10/21
  • Journal
    AEM Education and Training
  • Indian UGC (journal)
  • Refrences
    25
  • Citations
    69
  • Geoffrey Comp From the Department of Emergency Medicine Valleywise Health Medical Center/Creighton University School of Medicine University of Arizona College of Medicine‐Phoenix Phoenix AZ USA ORCID (unauthenticated)
  • Sean Dyer Department of Emergency Medicine John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County Chicago IL USA ORCID (unauthenticated)
  • Michael Gottlieb Department of Emergency Medicine Rush University Medical Center Chicago IL USA ORCID (unauthenticated)
Cite
Comp, Geoffrey, et al. “Is TikTok The Next Social Media Frontier for Medicine?”. AEM Education and Training, vol. 5, no. 3, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.10532.
Comp, G., Dyer, S., & Gottlieb, M. (2020). Is TikTok The Next Social Media Frontier for Medicine?. AEM Education and Training, 5(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.10532
Comp, Geoffrey, Sean Dyer, and Michael Gottlieb. “Is TikTok The Next Social Media Frontier for Medicine?”. AEM Education and Training 5, no. 3 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.10532.
Comp G, Dyer S, Gottlieb M. Is TikTok The Next Social Media Frontier for Medicine?. AEM Education and Training. 2020;5(3).
Journal Categories
Education
Education (General)
Medicine
Internal medicine
Medical emergencies
Critical care
Intensive care
First aid
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  • Medicine: Internal medicine: Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
  • Medicine: Internal medicine: Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
  • Medicine: Medicine (General)
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The use of social media to supplement resident medical education – the SMART-ME initiative Medical Education Online
  • Education: Special aspects of education
  • Medicine: Medicine (General)
  • Education: Theory and practice of education
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  • Social Sciences
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  • Medicine: Surgery
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  • Medicine: Medicine (General)
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  • Medicine: Surgery
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  • Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics
  • Science: Biology (General): Reproduction
  • Medicine
  • Medicine: Medicine (General)
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The Role of TikTok in Students’ Health and Wellbeing

 International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
  • Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
  • Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry
  • Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry: Therapeutics. Psychotherapy
  • Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology
  • Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry
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Citations Analysis
Category Category Repetition
Medicine: Medicine (General)19
Medicine: Public aspects of medicine18
Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Industrial medicine. Industrial hygiene15
Social Sciences15
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry8
Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical technology8
Medicine: Medicine (General): Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics7
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology7
Language and Literature: Philology. Linguistics: Communication. Mass media6
Medicine5
Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology4
Medicine: Surgery4
Bibliography. Library science. Information resources3
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences3
Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering3
Science: Biology (General): Ecology3
Education: Theory and practice of education2
Education2
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens2
Medicine: Ophthalmology2
Medicine: Pediatrics2
Science: Science (General): Cybernetics: Information theory1
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Telecommunication1
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business1
Social Sciences: Economic theory. Demography: Economics as a science1
Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering: Information technology1
Science: Mathematics: Instruments and machines: Electronic computers. Computer science1
Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology1
Science: Microbiology1
Agriculture1
Agriculture: Agriculture (General)1
Technology: Home economics: Nutrition. Foods and food supply1
Medicine: Otorhinolaryngology1
Medicine: Nursing1
Education: Education (General)1
Medicine: Dentistry1
Science: Biology (General): Genetics1
Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics1
Science: Biology (General): Reproduction1
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry: Therapeutics. Psychotherapy1
Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine1
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system1
Medicine: Dermatology1
The category Medicine: Medicine (General) 19 is the most commonly referenced area in studies that cite this article. The first research to cite this article was titled Short-Video Apps as a Health Information Source for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Information Quality Assessment of TikTok Videos and was published in 2021. The most recent citation comes from a 2024 study titled Myopia information on TikTok: analysis factors that impact video quality and audience engagement. This article reached its peak citation in 2023, with 33 citations. It has been cited in 51 different journals, 25% of which are open access. Among related journals, the Cureus cited this research the most, with 4 citations. The chart below illustrates the annual citation trends for this article.
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