Quality and accuracy of sexual health information web sites visited by young people

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 206-208

  Buhi, Eric R ^a   Daley, Ellen M ^a   Oberne, Alison ^b   Smith, Sarah A ^a   Schneider, Tali ^a   Fuhrmann, Hollie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL HEALTH; WEB BROWSER; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SERVICE; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955708393     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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