Web 2.0 for health promotion: Reviewing the current evidence

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Chou, Wen Ying Sylvia ^a   Prestin, Abby ^a   Lyons, Claire ^a   Wen, Kuang Yi ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SOCIAL MEDIA; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84872527238     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301071     Document Type: Review

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