Safe sext: Adolescents' use of technology to communicate about sexual health with dating partners

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 612-614

  Widman, Laura ^a   Nesi, Jacqueline ^a   Choukas Bradley, Sophia ^a   Prinstein, Mitchell J ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent sexual communication; Condom use; E health; Technology

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADOLESCENT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; CONDOM USE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFE SEX; SEXTING; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CONDOM; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN RELATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84898824110     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.12.009     Document Type: Article

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