The use of social media by state tobacco control programs to promote smoking cessation: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Duke, Jennifer C ^a   Hansen, Heather ^a   Kim, Annice E ^a   Curry, Laurel ^a   Allen, Jane ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Mass media; Public health; Smoking; Social media; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; STATE GOVERNMENT; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84906221954     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3430     Document Type: Article

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