Health information seeking among Mbararan adolescents: Results from the Uganda Media and You survey

Health Education Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 249-258

  Ybarra, Michele L ^a   Emenyonu, Nneka ^b   Nansera, Denis ^c   Kiwanuka, Julius ^c   Bangsberg, David R ^b  

^a Internet Solutions for Kids Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; SEX FACTORS; UGANDA;

EID: 41149180546     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cym026     Document Type: Article

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