The university of plymouth sexual health SIM experience in second life®: Evaluation and reflections after 1 year

Health Information and Libraries Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 279-288

  Kamel Boulos, Maged N ^a   Toth Cohen, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; GAME; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TECHNIQUE; UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH SEXUAL HEALTH SIM; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; UNIVERSITIES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70450171431     PISSN: 14711834     EISSN: 14711842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2008.00831.x     Document Type: Review

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