The sexunzipped trial: Young people's views of participating in an online randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Nicholas, Angela ^a   Bailey, Julia V ^a   Stevenson, Fiona ^a   Murray, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Internet; Outcome assessment (health care); Qualitative research; Randomized controlled trials; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; INTERNET; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SEXUAL HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891780105     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2647     Document Type: Article

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