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From "Weight Loss Tips" to "Fastest Exercise to Get Abs": How Teens Search for Fitness Information Across Social Media Platforms
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This paper summarizes a poster which presents a segment of initial findings from a dissertation in progress entitled, Teens and Information Quality: An Intersectionality-Based Exploration of Youth and Their Information Behavior Surrounding Fitness Information and Social Media.
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- From "Weight Loss Tips" to "Fastest Exercise to Get Abs": How Teens Search for Fitness Information Across Social Media Platforms
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