Diffusion of an evidence-based smoking cessation intervention through facebook: A randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1130-1135

  Cobb, Nathan K ^a,b   Jacobs, Megan A ^c   Wileyto, Paul ^d   Valente, Thomas ^e   Graham, Amanda L ^c,f  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

^c American Legacy Foundation   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERTISING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIFFUSION; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FRIEND; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLANT SEED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTERNET; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; PROCEDURES; SOCIAL MEDIA;

ADULT; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84968739662     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303106     Document Type: Article

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