Lost without a trace? social networking and social research with a hardto-reach population

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-40

  Masson, Helen ^a   Balfe, Myles ^a   Hackett, Simon ^a   Phillips, Josie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Facebook; sexual behaviour problems; social networks; tracing; young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872729393     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcr168     Document Type: Article

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