Interactive social media interventions for health behaviour change, health outcomes, and health equity in the adult population

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2018, Issue 2, 2018, Pages

  Welch, Vivian ^a   Petkovic, Jennifer ^b   Simeon, Rosiane ^b   Presseau, Justin ^c   Gagnon, Diane ^b   Hossain, Alomgir ^d   Pardo Pardo, Jordi ^c   Pottie, Kevin ^e   Rader, Tamara ^f   Sokolovski, Alexandra ^a   Yoganathan, Manosila ^b   Tugwell, Peter ^e   Desmeules, Marie ^g  

^a BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^f CANADIAN AGENCY FOR DRUGS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTH   (Canada)

^g PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH EQUITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING;

EID: 85041284106     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012932     Document Type: Article

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