Determining the impact of text messaging for sexual health promotion to young people

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 247-252

  Gold, Judy ^a,b   Lim, Megan S C ^a,b   Hocking, Jane S ^c   Keogh, Louise A ^c   Spelman, Tim ^a   Hellard, Margaret E ^a,b,c  

^a BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MCNEMAR TEST; MOBILE PHONE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953222908     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181f68d7b     Document Type: Article

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