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Published on in Vol 21, No 12 (2019): December

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/13025, first published .
Phone screen showing WeChat doctor appointment list with doctor names and booking buttons

Understanding the Function Constitution and Influence Factors on Communication for the WeChat Official Account of Top Tertiary Hospitals in China: Cross-Sectional Study

Understanding the Function Constitution and Influence Factors on Communication for the WeChat Official Account of Top Tertiary Hospitals in China: Cross-Sectional Study

Lining Shen   1, 2, 3 , PhD ;   Shimin Wang   1 , MS ;   Wenqiang Chen   1 , MS ;   Qiang Fu   4 , MD, PhD ;   Richard Evans   5 , PhD ;   Fuqiang Lan   1 , MS ;   Wei Li   1 , MS ;   Juan Xu   1, 2 , PhD ;   Zhiguo Zhang   1, 2 , PhD

1 School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China

2 Hubei Provincial Research Center for Health Technology Assessment, Wuhan, China

3 Institute of Smart Health, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China

4 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO, United States

5 College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel University London, London, United Kingdom

Corresponding Author:

  • Zhiguo Zhang, PhD
  • School of Medicine and Health Management
  • Tongji Medical College
  • Huazhong University of Science & Technology
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  • China
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  • Email: zhangzhiguo@hust.edu.cn