College students' uses and perceptions of social networking sites for health and wellness information

Information Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 523-

  Zhang, Yan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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