Adolescents, sex, and the media

Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-33

  Strasburger, Victor C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FAMILY; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASS MEDIUM; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FAMILY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MASS MEDIA; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861558212     PISSN: 19344287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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