A randomised controlled trial using mobile advertising to promote safer sex and sun safety to young people

Health Education Research

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 782-794

  Gold, J ^a,b   Aitken, C K ^a,b   Dixon, H G ^c   Lim, M S C ^a   Gouillou, M ^a   Spelman, T ^a   Wakefield, M ^c   Hellard, M E ^a,b,d  

^a BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDOM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFE SEX; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; SUNBURN; TEXT MESSAGING; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SAFE SEX; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUNBURN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; TEXT MESSAGING; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052699071     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyr020     Document Type: Review

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