Adolescents' views about an internet platform for adolescents with mental health problems

Health Education

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 164-176

  Havas, Jano ^a   de Nooijer, Jascha ^a   Crutzen, Rik ^a   Feron, Frans ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Education; Mental illness; Web sites

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954553160     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654281111123466     Document Type: Article

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