Randomised controlled trial of paper, online and SMS diaries for collecting sexual behaviour information from young people

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 885-889

  Lim, Megan S C ^a,b   Sacks Davis, Rachel ^a   Aitken, Campbell K ^a   Hocking, Jane S ^a,c   Hellard, Margaret E ^a,b  

^a BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; HEALTH RISK; INTERNET; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TELEPHONE NETWORK; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CELLULAR PHONE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957280541     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.085316     Document Type: Article

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