Learning AIDS in Singapore: Examining the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS efficacy messages for adolescents using ICTs

Knowledge Management and E-Learning

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-187

  Chib, Arul Indrasen ^a   Lwin, May O ^a   Lee, Zhuomin ^a   Ng, Victoria W ^a   Wong, Priscilla H P ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

AIDS; Games; Health Communications; HIV; Intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866256481     PISSN: 20737904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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