Social media adoption in local health departments nationwide

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1700-1707

  Harris, Jenine K ^a   Mueller, Nancy L ^a   Snider, Doneisha ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL MEDIA; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877653610     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301166     Document Type: Article

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