How interpersonal communication mediates the relationship of multichannel communication connections to health-enhancing and health-threatening behaviors

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1002-1020

  Seo, Mihye ^a   Matsaganis, Matthew D ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881368077     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2013.768726     Document Type: Article

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