Teen health Web sites

Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 65-73

  Watwood, Carol L ^a  

^a Western Kentucky University Libraries   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent behavior; Adolescent health services; Adolescent nutrition; Diet; Family relations; Internet; Sexual behavior; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751527977     PISSN: 15398285     EISSN: 15398293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J381v10n04_06     Document Type: Article

References (8)

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7. Lee Rainie. Pew Internet & American Life Project. "Blogs and Health." Available: Accessed: March 29, 2006.
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