Avatars using computer/smartphone mediated communication and social networking in prevention of sexually transmitted diseases among North-Norwegian youngsters

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Gabarron, Elia ^a,b   Serrano, J Artur ^a,b   Wynn, Rolf ^a,b   Armayones, Manuel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Chlamydia; Health education; Health information technologies; Internet; Sexually transmitted diseases; Social network, Social media; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFE SEX; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADOLESCENT; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFE SEX; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL NETWORKING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84867901893     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-12-120     Document Type: Article

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