Impact of baseline assessment modality on enrollment and retention in a Facebook smoking cessation study

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

  Villanti, Andrea C ^a,b   Jacobs, Megan A ^a   Zawistowski, Grace ^a,c   Brookover, Jody ^a   Stanton, Cassandra A ^d,e   Graham, Amanda L ^a,d  

^a Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WESTAT   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Internet; Research subject recruitment; Smoking cessation; Social networking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84938571580     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.4341     Document Type: Article

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