YouTube™ videos related to e-cigarette safety and related health risks: implications for preventing and emerging epidemic

Highlights • The collective number of views of the 99 videos was 37,746,441. • Television/Internet videos more often focused on the safety of e-cigarettes (94.4%) compared to consumer or e-cigarette company channel videos. • Public health agencies should improve the extent of reach in social media r...

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Published in:Public health (London) 2016-03, Vol.132, p.57-59
Main Authors: Basch, C.H, Mongiovi, J, Hillyer, G.C, MacDonald, Z, Basch, C.E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
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Summary:Highlights • The collective number of views of the 99 videos was 37,746,441. • Television/Internet videos more often focused on the safety of e-cigarettes (94.4%) compared to consumer or e-cigarette company channel videos. • Public health agencies should improve the extent of reach in social media regarding potential dangers of e-cigarette use.
ISSN:0033-3506
1476-5616
DOI:10.1016/j.puhe.2015.12.003