Media messaging: A synthesis of lessons from the literature to inform HIV prevention amongst young people

Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 61-72

  Selikow, Terry Ann ^a   Flisher, Alan J ^a,b   Mathews, Catherine ^a,c   Ketye, Thabile ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMOTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33845310479     PISSN: 17280583     EISSN: 17280591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/17280580609486625     Document Type: Review

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