Public Health Interventions: Reaching Latino Adolescents via Short Message Service and Social Media
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Public Health Interventions: Reaching Latino Adolescents via Short Message Service and Social Media
BACKGROUND Adolescents are substantial users of short message service (SMS) and social media. The public health community now has more opportunities to reach this population with positive youth development and health messages through these media. Latinos are a growing and youthful population with significant health risks and needs. This population may benefit from SMS and social media health in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Internet Research
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1438-8871
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2178