Improving low-income teen health behaviors with internet-linked clinic interventions

Sexuality Research and Social Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-57

  Howard, Marion N ^a,b   Davis, Jackie A ^b   Mitchell, Marie E ^c  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GRADY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Computer based learning; Family planning; Health education; Internet; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954599738     PISSN: 18689884     EISSN: 15536610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13178-011-0037-2     Document Type: Article

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