Adolescents' perspectives on the use of a text messaging service for preventive sexual health promotion

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 220-225

  Perry, Raymond C W ^a   Kayekjian, Karen C ^a   Braun, Rebecca A ^b   Cantu, Michelle ^b   Sheoran, Bhupendra ^c   Chung, Paul J ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b California Family Health Council   (United States)

^c Internet Sexuality Information Services   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Health promotion; Sexual health; Text messaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COST; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL HEALTH; TEXT MESSAGING SERVICE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PRIVACY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865251754     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.11.012     Document Type: Article

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