Online social networking for HIV education and prevention: A mixed-methods analysis

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 162-167

  Young, Sean D ^a   Jaganath, Devan ^b  

^a Department of Family Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; CONVERSATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HIV EDUCATION; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STIGMA;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84872912780     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: 15374521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318278bd12     Document Type: Article

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