Diffusion of social media among public relations practitioners in health departments across various community population sizes

Journal of Public Relations Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 336-358

  Avery, Elizabeth ^a   Lariscy, Ruthann ^b   Amador, Ellie ^c   Ickowitz, Tayna ^c   Primm, Charles ^c   Taylor, Abbey ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 77958179971     PISSN: 1062726X     EISSN: 1532754X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10627261003614427     Document Type: Article

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