The challenges of ensuring participant consent in internet-based sex studies: A case study of the men's internet sex (mints-i and ii) studies

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 602-626

  Rosser, B R Simon ^a   Gurak, Laura ^a   Horvath, Keith J ^a   Oakes, J Michael ^a   Konstan, Joseph ^a,b   Danilenko, Gene P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE-STUDIES; HUMAN SUBJECTS; INTERNET BASED; OFF-LINE STUDIES; ONLINE STUDIES; RISK BEHAVIOUR;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

EID: 68249144672     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2009.01455.x     Document Type: Article

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