Development of a web-based program to tmprove communication about sex

CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-25

  Cox, Mary Foster ^a   Scharer, Kathleen ^a   Clark, Amy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Internet; Mothers; Sex; Web based program

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 60749120141     PISSN: 15382931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCN.0b013e31818dd3c5     Document Type: Article

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