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Click “Like” to Change Your Behavior: A Mixed Methods Study of College Students’ Exposure to and Engagement With Facebook Content Designed for Weight Loss

Click “Like” to Change Your Behavior: A Mixed Methods Study of College Students’ Exposure to and Engagement With Facebook Content Designed for Weight Loss

Click “Like” to Change Your Behavior: A Mixed Methods Study of College Students’ Exposure to and Engagement With Facebook Content Designed for Weight Loss

Authors of this article:

Gina Merchant1 ;   Nadir Weibel2 ;   Kevin Patrick1 Author Orcid Image ;   James H Fowler3 Author Orcid Image ;   Greg J Norman1 ;   Anjali Gupta4 ;   Christina Servetas4 ;   Karen Calfas1 ;   Ketaki Raste4 ;   Laura Pina2 ;   Mike Donohue1 ;   William G Griswold2 ;   Simon Marshall1
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