Emily Z Kontos

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Affiliation: Harvard University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Contribution of communication inequalities to disparities in human papillomavirus vaccine awareness and knowledge
    Emily Z Kontos
    Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Am J Public Health 102:1911-20. 2012
  2. ncbi Integrating multiple social statuses in health disparities research: the case of lung cancer
    David R Williams
    Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard University, School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, 6th Floor, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
    Health Serv Res 47:1255-77. 2012
  3. ncbi Communication inequalities and public health implications of adult social networking site use in the United States
    Emily Z Kontos
    Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    J Health Commun 15:216-35. 2010
  4. ncbi Determinants and beliefs of health information mavens among a lower-socioeconomic position and minority population
    Emily Z Kontos
    Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Society, Human Development and Health, 401 Park Drive, Room 403F, Boston, MA 02215, United States
    Soc Sci Med 73:22-32. 2011
  5. ncbi Barriers and facilitators to home computer and internet use among urban novice computer users of low socioeconomic position
    Emily Z Kontos
    Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, LW 627, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    J Med Internet Res 9:e31. 2007
  6. ncbi Cancer-related direct-to-consumer advertising: a critical review
    Emily Z Kontos
    Lung Cancer Disparities Center, Harvard University, School of Public Health Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Boston MA 02215, USA
    Nat Rev Cancer 11:142-50. 2011

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Publications6

  1. ncbi Contribution of communication inequalities to disparities in human papillomavirus vaccine awareness and knowledge
    Emily Z Kontos
    Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Am J Public Health 102:1911-20. 2012
    ..We examined the association of Internet-related communication inequalities on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine awareness and infection knowledge...
  2. ncbi Integrating multiple social statuses in health disparities research: the case of lung cancer
    David R Williams
    Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard University, School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, 6th Floor, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
    Health Serv Res 47:1255-77. 2012
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  3. ncbi Communication inequalities and public health implications of adult social networking site use in the United States
    Emily Z Kontos
    Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    J Health Commun 15:216-35. 2010
    ....
  4. ncbi Determinants and beliefs of health information mavens among a lower-socioeconomic position and minority population
    Emily Z Kontos
    Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Society, Human Development and Health, 401 Park Drive, Room 403F, Boston, MA 02215, United States
    Soc Sci Med 73:22-32. 2011
    ..Moreover, the data indicate that health information mavens may serve as an ideal point of intervention in attempts to modify health beliefs with the goal of reducing health disparities among these populations...
  5. ncbi Barriers and facilitators to home computer and internet use among urban novice computer users of low socioeconomic position
    Emily Z Kontos
    Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, LW 627, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    J Med Internet Res 9:e31. 2007
    ..The goal of the project is not to promote health information seeking as much as to understand the barriers and facilitators to computer and Internet use, beyond access, among members of lower SEP groups in an urban setting...
  6. ncbi Cancer-related direct-to-consumer advertising: a critical review
    Emily Z Kontos
    Lung Cancer Disparities Center, Harvard University, School of Public Health Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Boston MA 02215, USA
    Nat Rev Cancer 11:142-50. 2011
    ....