Communication about childhood obesity on twitter

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Harris, Jenine K ^a   Moreland Russell, Sarah ^a   Tabak, Rachel G ^a   Ruhr, Lindsay R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; ENVIRONMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASS MEDIUM; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL; SOCIAL MEDIA; STATISTICS;

COMMUNICATION; ENVIRONMENT; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MASS MEDIA; ORGANIZATIONS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84902651712     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301860     Document Type: Article

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