Feasibility of Using Social Networking Technologies for Health Research Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Mixed Methods Study

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 6-14

  Young, Sean D ^a   Jaganath, Devan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

mixed methods research; MSM; peer leader models; social networking technologies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MEN'S HEALTH; MIXED METHODS RESEARCH; MSM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER GROUP; PEER LEADER MODELS; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

MIXED METHODS RESEARCH; MSM; PEER LEADER MODELS; SOCIAL NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84890054495     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988313476878     Document Type: Article

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