Using Facebook for health-related research study recruitment and program delivery

Current Opinion in Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2016, Pages 38-43

  Pedersen, Eric R ^a   Kurz, Jeremy ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 84947997638     PISSN: 2352250X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.09.011     Document Type: Review

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