Liang, Hai
Fung, Isaac Chun-Hai
Tse, Zion Tsz Ho
Yin, Jingjing
Chan, Chung-Hong
Pechta, Laura E.
Smith, Belinda J.
Marquez-Lameda, Rossmary D.
Meltzer, Martin I.
Lubell, Keri M.
Fu, King-Wa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8157-5276
Funding for this research was provided by:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (15IPA1509134; 16IPA1609578, 16IPA1619505)
Article History
Received: 21 September 2018
Accepted: 4 April 2019
First Online: 25 April 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This research project was approved by Georgia Southern University’s Institutional Review Board (project number: H15083) under the B2 exempt category, because the social media posts analyzed in this study are considered publically observable behavior. Informed consent was waived by the Office of Research Services and Sponsored Programs Administrative Support Office for Research Oversight Committees (IACUC/I BC/I RB) at Georgia Southern University and is deemed unnecessary according to the Code of Federal Regulations Title 45 Part 46.
: Not applicable.
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