Young men's health promotion and new information communication technologies: Illuminating the issues and research agendas

Health Promotion International

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 363-370

  Robinson, Mark ^a   Robertson, Steve ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health literacy; information and communication technologies (ICTs); men's health promotion; social marketing

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; METHODOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77955893588     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daq022     Document Type: Article

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