The interplay of friendship networks and social networking sites: Longitudinal analysis of selection and influence effects on adolescent smoking and alcohol use

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Huang, Grace C ^a   Soto, Daniel ^a   Fujimoto, Kayo ^b   Valente, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRIEND; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SMOKING; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

EID: 84904319143     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302038     Document Type: Article

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