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Web-based and Mobile Health Interventions (4342) Focus Groups and Qualitative Research for Human Factors Research (1362) Mass Media/Social Media Communication and Campaigns (615) Information Seeking, Information Needs (602) Participatory Design and Participatory Research (466) Social Media in Medical Education (98) Social Media in Adolescence (87)

Published on in Vol 27 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/71510, first published .
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The Ways of Using Social Media for Health Promotion Among Adolescents: Qualitative Interview and Focus Group Study

The Ways of Using Social Media for Health Promotion Among Adolescents: Qualitative Interview and Focus Group Study

Authors of this article:

Elizabeth Zimmermann1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Samuel Tomczyk1, 2 Author Orcid Image
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