Emotional feedback and the viral spread of social media messages about autism spectrum disorders

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1173-1180

  Bail, Christopher A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; EMOTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL MEDIA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; EMOTIONS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84974622364     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303181     Document Type: Review

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