Using the Internet to Educate Adolescents About Osteoporosis: Application of a Tailored Web-Education System

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 104-111

  Randi Schoenfeld, Elinor ^a   Ng, Patricia ^a   Henderson, Kevin ^a   Wu, Suh Yuh ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; education; Internet; osteoporosis; tailored communications

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MILK; OSTEOPOROSIS; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MILK; OSTEOPOROSIS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 77649209157     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839908321730     Document Type: Article

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