Finding teens in TheirSpace: Using social networking sites to connect youth to sexual health services

Sexuality Research and Social Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-49

  Ralph, Lauren J ^a   Berglas, Nancy F ^a   Schwartz, Sarah L ^a   Brindis, Claire D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Evaluation; Internet; Outreach; Reproductive health; Teen pregnancy prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954618634     PISSN: 18689884     EISSN: 15536610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13178-011-0043-4     Document Type: Article

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