Exposure to Health (Mis)Information: Lagged Effects on Young Adults' Health Behaviors and Potential Pathways

Journal of Communication

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 674-698

  Tan, Andy S L ^a,b   Lee, Chul joo ^c   Chae, Jiyoung ^d  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Behavior; Belief; Information; Intention; Misinformation; United States; Young Adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER; INFORMATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84938197196     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcom.12163     Document Type: Article

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