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How does anonymous online peer communication affect prevention behavior? Evidence from a laboratory...

How does anonymous online peer communication affect prevention behavior? Evidence from a laboratory...

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How does anonymous online peer communication affect prevention behavior? Evidence from a laboratory experiment

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How does anonymous online peer communication affect prevention behavior? Evidence from a laboratory experiment

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United States: Public Library of Science

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PloS one, 2018-11, Vol.13 (11), p.e0207679

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English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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While the importance of social networks for health behaviors is well-recognized, relatively little is known regarding the accuracy of anonymous online communication and its impact on health behavior. In 2012, we conducted a laboratory experiment in Boston, Massachusetts with 679 individuals to understand how anonymous online communication affects i...

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How does anonymous online peer communication affect prevention behavior? Evidence from a laboratory experiment

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2136547146

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2136547146

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1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0207679

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