This paper is in the following e-collection/theme issue:

Peer-to-Peer Support and Online Communities (636) Mass Media/Social Media Communication and Campaigns (461) Medicine 2.0: Social Media, Open, Participatory, Collaborative Medicine (1641) Registered Report (560) Information Seeking, Information Needs (465) Demographics of Users, Social & Digital Divide (739) Quality/Credibility of eHealth Information and Trust Issues (531) Infodemiology and Infoveillance (1349)

Published on in Vol 24, No 1 (2022): January

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/23656, first published .
Young Adults’ Use of Different Social Media Platforms for Health Information: Insights From Web-Based Conversations

Young Adults’ Use of Different Social Media Platforms for Health Information: Insights From Web-Based Conversations

Young Adults’ Use of Different Social Media Platforms for Health Information: Insights From Web-Based Conversations

Authors of this article:

Megan S C Lim1, 2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Annika Molenaar2 Author Orcid Image ;   Linda Brennan4 Author Orcid Image ;   Mike Reid4 Author Orcid Image ;   Tracy McCaffrey2 Author Orcid Image
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