Social Media: An Opportunity for Developing Countries to Change Healthy Behaviors

Soheylizad, M.; Moeini, B.

doi:10.29252/HEHP.7.2.57

Social Media: An Opportunity for Developing Countries to Change Healthy Behaviors

Document Type : Letter to Editor

Authors

M. Soheylizad ¹

B. Moeini ²

¹ Public Health Department, Public Health Faculty, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

² Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

https://doi.org/10.29252/HEHP.7.2.57

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Technology of Health Education

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