Adolescents’ views regarding uses of social networking websites and text messaging for adolescent sexual health education

American Journal of Health Education

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 205-212

  Selkie, Ellen M ^a   Benson, Meghan ^b   Moreno, Megan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 79960855727     PISSN: 19325037     EISSN: 21683751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19325037.2011.10599189     Document Type: Article

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