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MEDIA AND HEALTH COMMUNICATION

Communication Inequalities and Public Health Implications of Adult Social Networking Site Use in the United States

Emily Z. Kontos Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Karen M. Emmons Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Center for Community-Based Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Elaine Puleo School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts–Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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K. Viswanath Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Center for Community-Based Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Pages 216-235 | Published online: 10 Dec 2010

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