Counteracting the Influence of Peer Smoking on YouTube

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 337-345

  Romer, Daniel ^a   Jamieson, Patrick E ^a   Jamieson, Kathleen Hall ^a   Jones, Christopher ^a   Sherr, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b SSRS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PEER GROUP; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NORM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NORMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85015687956     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2017.1290164     Document Type: Article

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