Characterizing the followers and tweets of a marijuana-focused twitter handle

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Cavazos Rehg, Patricia ^a   Krauss, Melissa ^a   Grucza, Richard ^a   Bierut, Laura ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Marijuana; Social media; Twitter

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; SOCIAL MEDIA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CANNABIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL MEDIA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906257347     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3247     Document Type: Article

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