Obama's wired campaign: Lessons for public health communication

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 415-423

  Abroms, Lorien C ^a   Craig Lefebvre, R ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION SERVICE PROVIDER; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOBILE PHONE; NETWORK LEARNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MASS MEDIA; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68649103258     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730903033000     Document Type: Article

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